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IM Ketamine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
NMDA receptor antagonist
NMDA receptor
Psychiatry / Pain Management
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
IM Ketamine (IM Ketamine) — Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. IM Ketamine is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist administered intramuscularly that produces rapid-onset dissociative anesthesia and analgesia.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IM Ketamine TARGET | IM Ketamine | Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center | phase 3 | NMDA receptor antagonist | NMDA receptor | |
| Namenda | MEMANTINE | AbbVie | marketed | N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist | Glutamate NMDA receptor; GRIN1/GRIN2A | 2003-01-01 |
| Felbatol | FELBAMATE | Mylan Speciality Lp | marketed | Anti-epileptic Agent [EPC] | NMDA receptor-ionophore complex | 1993-01-01 |
| QUINIDINE | QUINIDINE | marketed | sigma-1 receptor, NMDA receptor, CYP2D6 | 1950-01-01 | ||
| Methadone Hydrochloride | METHADONE | Specgx Llc | marketed | Opioid Agonist | mu-opioid receptors, NMDA receptor | 1947-01-01 |
| Lidocaine/Magnesium | Lidocaine/Magnesium | University of Wisconsin, Madison | marketed | Local anesthetic combination | Voltage-gated sodium channels; NMDA receptor | |
| Intravenous Ketamine | Intravenous Ketamine | Rebecca Price | marketed | Dissociative anesthetic | NMDA receptors |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (NMDA receptor antagonist class)
- Turku University Hospital · 3 drugs in this class
- H. Lundbeck A/S · 2 drugs in this class
- Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal · 2 drugs in this class
- Shalvata Mental Health Center · 2 drugs in this class
- New York State Psychiatric Institute · 2 drugs in this class
- Auris Medical AG · 1 drug in this class
- AstraZeneca · 1 drug in this class
- Alameda Health System · 1 drug in this class
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · 1 drug in this class
- Asker & Baerum Hospital · 1 drug in this class
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Cite this brief
Drug Landscape (2026). IM Ketamine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/im-ketamine. Accessed 2026-05-14.
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