RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Ketamine JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO Drug Ther Bull FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 75 OP 76 DO 10.1136/dtb.9.19.75 VO 9 IS 19 YR 1971 UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/9/19/75.abstract AB Ketamine (Ketalar) is a non-barbiturate general anaesthetic which has been used for some years in the United States and is now available on ‘monitored release’ to anaesthetists in Britain.