Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine – Comrades on an eternal journey!
Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa
Abstract
Researchers found themselves busy comparing dexmedetomidine through various routes and in various doses with several drugs like ketamine, dexamethasone, clonidine, midazolam-fentanyl and propofol-ketamine combination Since the last few years, the desks of editors and reviewers of most anaesthesia journals have been flooded with manuscripts related to drugs like Dexmedetomidine, Clonidine, Ketamine, Gabapentin, and Dexamethasone The cost of developing a new prescription drug is quite high and getting a new drug to market is costly mainly because of patenting practices and the cost in securing regulatory approval [[30]] Inspite of all this long and tedious process, newer drugs will certainly come up It is said that central nervous system drugs take a longer time to develop than other drugs and are the most expensive to develop [[29]] It is worth mentioning here that most of the anaesthesia-related drugs are related to the nervous system [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Indian Journal of Anaesthesia is the property of Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )