Ketorolac is a Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and is commercially available as an oral tablet, injectable, nasal spray and as an ophthalmic solution.
It's analgesic properties make it a useful pain management tool across many settings including postoperative pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, menstrual disorders, headaches, spinal and soft tissue pain, and ankylosing spondylitis. Impressively, ketorolac has a similar efficacy to standard doses of morphine and meperidine making it a useful opioid sparing agent.
Ketorolac is a Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and has antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is indicated for short term management of acute pain that requires the calibre of pain management offered by opioids. Clinicians may choose to initiate ketorolac to manage post-operative pain, spinal and soft tissue pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, menstrual disorders and headaches among other ailments. Regardless of the etiology of pain, patients should use the lowest possible dose, and avoid using ketorolac for an extended period of time (ideally ≤ 5 days). A benefit of choosing ketorolac over other analgesics with similar potency is that that there does not appear to be a risk of dependence or tolerance with ketorolac use.
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Lakeland Regional Healthcare, Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, Egleston, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, Missouri, United States
Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, United States
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Ain Shams University hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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