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Ketorolac aka: Toradol A physician option medication

Ketorolac aka: Toradol A physician option medication. Michael R. Brodeur , PharmD , CGP, FASCP Michael W. Dailey, MD, FACEP. Class/Description . Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is indicated for the management of moderately serve, acute pain that requires analgesia.

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Ketorolac aka: Toradol A physician option medication

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  1. Ketorolac aka: ToradolA physician option medication Michael R. Brodeur, PharmD, CGP, FASCPMichael W. Dailey, MD, FACEP

  2. Class/Description • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is indicated for the management of moderately serve, acute pain that requires analgesia

  3. Onset & Duration IV and IM • Onset: 30 minutes • Peak: 1-2 hours • Duration: 4-6 hours

  4. Indications • Ketorolac is indicated for moderate to serve musculoskeletal pain • Unlike opioids ketorolac has no effect on the central nervous system and has no sedative or anti-anxiety effects

  5. Contraindications • Hypersensitivity • Allergy to aspirin and other NSAIDs • Suspected or confirmed cerebrovascular bleeding • Hemophilia or other bleeding disorders • Do not use in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy

  6. Contraindications • Renal failure • Dehydration • Upper GI bleed / ulcer history • Heart failure • Elderly patients* (relative contraindication)

  7. Adverse Reactions • Nausea • Vomiting • Pain at injection site • Prolonged bleeding time • Edema • Renal failure • GI Bleed

  8. How Supplied • Injection IM or IV • 15mg/ml (1 ml vials) • 30mg/ml (1 ml vials) • Color of solution: clear to slight yellowish • Do not use if precipitate appears • Store at 68 to 77⁰ F • Protect from light

  9. Protocol/Dosing • General Care: Pain Management • Adults: Physician Option Only • 30 mg IV or IM

  10. Thank you.

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