Switzerland: verified access points for esketamine and psychedelic-assisted therapy

Name: Switzerland: verified access points for esketamine and psychedelic-assisted therapy
Creator: PsyAccess
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

52 + 101 BAG-designated esketamine centres + authorised PAT practitioners/programmes (Art. 8 BetmG), verified against official lists

Switzerland runs the strictest esketamine criteria in Europe (OKP funding since 10/2025: two failed antidepressants plus one augmentation strategy, CGI-S of 5 or more, treatment at a BAG-designated centre with trust-doctor approval) and, in parallel, Europe's largest limited-medical-use programme for psychedelic-assisted therapy under Art. 8 BetmG. This dataset counts both layers, verified against the official lists.

Updated 2026-10-21 · With each catalog re-verification cycle (at least every 90 days) · Request the full CSV · Press & media

City-level aggregate is on this page; the row-level CSV is available on request (name, organisation, intended use), CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Verified CH access points by city (top 12, all types)

What the two layers are

Layer	Count	Official basis
BAG-designated esketamine (Spravato) centres	52	BAG designation; OKP reimbursement criteria in force since 10/2025
Authorised PAT practitioners/programmes	101	Art. 8 BetmG individual authorisations (SAEPT list)
Ketamine clinics and trial sites (context)	14	Provider's own published information + registries where applicable

Methodology

Esketamine centres are verified against the BAG designation underlying the 10/2025 OKP decision; the count reflects records in our catalog, each with its source cited on the provider page.
PAT practitioners are verified against the SAEPT list of Art. 8 BetmG authorisations (the published PDF register), re-checked on our 90-day cycle.
The city aggregate is open; the row-level list (names, cities, websites) is available as CSV on request, CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
Criteria summaries (2 antidepressants + 1 augmentation, CGI-S >= 5, Kostengutsprache, 10-month cap) are documented with primary sources on our reimbursement map.

Sources

How to cite

PsyAccess (2026). Switzerland: verified access points for esketamine and psychedelic-assisted therapy. https://psyaccess.health/data/switzerland-access/ (updated 2026-10-21). Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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