Whenever you hear anyone make a statement for or against the clinical use of ketamine it is very important to assess what their motivation for making that statement is. Ketamine is a real game changer but it is a generic medication. If a company could create a medication similar to ketamine and put it under patent that could make them a tremendous amount of money. Many universities will enter into agreements with private companies to share or sell patents that come out of their research. This can lead to significant revenue for universities. If someone from a university says that we need to hold off on using ketamine until a new version can be developed it is important to ask whether that individual and their institution might stand to gain financially through the development of the new version of ketamine.