Ketamine Schedule?

Re: Ketamine Schedule?

Amy Homer. RVN. NCert A&CC — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:39:53 GMT

definatly sced 4, so legally wouldnt need to be recorded, but as it is a possible substance for abuse it is recommended that it is recorded and treated as though it were a higher scedule

Re: Ketamine Schedule?

Sal the 1st — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:55:07 GMT

if your practice uses Dunlops or Henry Schein as it is now look on your new order pad for ketamine and it will show what sched it is. Maybe stick one of these under your tutors nose. As an incidental has anybody else noticed you now cant fax an order for some of the scheds on there and the order has to be posted - which imo is going to be a real pain in the a*s* if you dont carry a lot of stock ( like whoops sorry dog I know you are sore but we cant get vetergesic till the postie has delivered this and they decide to send it out) and I know this isnt Dunlops fault before anybody says anything.

Re: Ketamine Schedule?

Vicky RVN — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:46:20 GMT

[quote user="emvn80"]Without being rude, I would politely suggest to your tutor that not everything you read on the Internet is true!! [/quote]

I was thinking the same! Why did she use Google when there are books you can trust with the infomation in?!

Re: Ketamine Schedule?

emvn80 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:21:36 GMT

Ketamine is a schedule 4 controlled drug, you are right. However due to the potential for abuse/misuse the RCVS recommend that not only is it kept in a locked cupboard but it's use is recorded. Without being rude, I would politely suggest to your tutor that not everything you read on the Internet is true!! You only have to look at wikipaedia to see that! ;-)Also depending what she was looking at the US controlled drug schedules are slightly different to ours. You can use the homeoffice website to clarify controlled drug legislation although it goes into a LOT of completed detail... I thought this RCVS guideline was a lot more straightforward! http://www.rcvs.org.uk/document-library/an23-controlled-drugs/Advicenote23.pdf Hope this helps

Re: Ketamine Schedule?

Gemma Burden RVN — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:49:24 GMT

I've just been looking into this as our DD cupboard is getting a little full and I was trying to work out if there was anything I could get out of it. Ketamine is definetely schedule 4 (which suprises me), but has to be kept in a locked cabinet due to the potential for misuse.

Re: Ketamine Schedule?

Nicola Russell — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:37:42 GMT

The new BSAVA Nursing textbook has it as Schedule 4, but must be stored in controlled drugs cabinet and use recorded in an informal register

Re: Ketamine Schedule?

Carol Cottrell — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:36:45 GMT

POM-V CD (Sch 4 Pt 1)