NHS watchdog rejects use of party drug ketamine as antidepressant despite optimism over treatment

Turns out taking ketamine for your depression is a little controversial.

• Officials say there is not enough evidence ketamine works long-term 
• NICE also said the £10,000 course price is too high for the NHS to fund 
• The drug delivered via nasal spray is chemically similar to the party-drug version 

A radical depression treatment derived from party drug ketamine is set to be rejected for use on the NHS.

There has been months of hype over the treatment – the first antidepressant with a new mechanism of action to be licensed in 30 years.

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