It is legal for licensed practitioners to administer ketamine-based medications (such as esketamine / ketamine nasal spray and traditional IV route administered ketamine hydrochloride). At Arizona Psychedelic Psychotherapy Institute, our staff is licensed and trained to administer ketamine to qualified patients under the care of our integrated partner Dr Melissa Ferrell and her team.
An Advisory Opinion from the Arizona State Board of Nursing gives the scope of the opinion on the use of ketamine in Arizona, and states as a general requirement:
“Low-dose (sub-anesthetic) Ketamine must be prescribed within applicable legal and policy constraints by a credentialed and privileged licensed independent practitioner (LIP). “
– Advisory Opinion from the Arizona State Board of Nursing
Further, the advisory states that: “only the RNs who have the knowledge and have demonstrated competency may administer low dose (sub-anesthetic) IV or intranasal Ketamine for the purposes of pain control (analgesia), depression, and sedation.”
Our team at Arizona Psychedelic Psychotherapy Institute are highly trained, skilled, and competent in ketamine therapy.
We invite those who have been curious about ketamine and psychedelic therapy to reach out to us for more information, to see if you qualify for ketamine therapy, and to start the process.
What Schedule Drug is Ketamine?
Ketamine is a Schedule 3 Drug in the United States. It is illegal to manufacture, sell or use ketamine in the united states outside of the accepted medical uses.
Accepted medical uses for ketamine include: short term anaesthesia and sedation. The S(+) enantiomer of ketamine is approved (since 2019) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of treatment-resistant depression.
What is Esketamine?
S-Ketamine (esketamine) nasal spray is a trade name drug manufactured by Spravato® and is approved by the FDA for depression treatment.
Ketamine’s Potential For Abuse
Like many other prescription drugs, there is a wealth of benefits in ketamine as a prescription drug, but it does carry the risk of abuse. Though there is no evidence of ketamine being addictive (chemical dependence similar to narcotic addiction), there is plenty of evidence of its abuse. The drug’s illicit history is tied-to rave’s and other underground psychedelic cultures.
Arizona Ketamine Clinic
Arizona Psychedelic Psychotherapy Institute is the premier Arizona Ketamine Clinic accepting consultations now. All potential patients must first go through an evaluation and pre-qualification, and then begin their journey into psychedelic psychotherapy.
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