There is an unprecedented demand for ketamine hydrochloride injection, in Canada as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the medical necessity of this product, Health Canada has added US-labelled Ketamine Hydrochloride 500 mg/5 mL ( 100 mg/mL concentration ) in a 5 mL vial to the List of Drugs for Exceptional Importation and Sale in accordance with the Interim Order. Ketamine hydrochloride is a rapid-acting, nonbarbiturate general anesthetic and the 100 mg/mL concentration is not currently authorized for use in Canada; however, Health Canada has permitted the exceptional importation and sale of this US-labelled product to mitigate shortages in Canada.
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