HealthDay (9/5, Thompson ) reports “ketamine is becoming a popular depression drug, but” physicians are not “keeping in mind the danger it can pose to a pregnancy, a new study warns.” Ketamine may “be very harmful to a developing fetus and should not be used during pregnancy, researchers said.” However, “only 20% of ketamine clinics require a pregnancy test at least once prior to or during treatment, according to” study results. Additionally, “only 26% of clinics discuss the potential need for contraception with” patients using ketamine, “and fewer than 15% specifically recommend or require contraception use during ketamine treatment, researchers found.” The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
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Dennis Thompson, HealthDay, September 5, 2024