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A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) used for the short-term (not more than 5 days) relief of moderately severe pain. You usually start treatment by injection in a hospital or doctor's office then may switch to oral administration. The brand name is Toradol.
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| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
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| Migraine headaches | 23 | 5 |
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| Pain | 16 | 6 |
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| Kidney stone | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Fibromyalgia | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Migraine | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Increase effect of another treatment | 3 | 0 |
See all 52 patients currently taking Ketorolac
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Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ketorolac
| Dizziness | 2 | |
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| Acid reflux | 1 | |
| Abdominal pain | 1 | |
| Fainting | 1 | |
| Stomach upset | 1 | |
| Metallic taste in mouth | 1 | |
| See all 8 reported side effects ▼ | ||
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ketorolac. See all 22 dosages ►
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 11 | ||
| Doctor's advice | 7 | ||
| Did not seem to work | 7 | ||
| Other | 5 | ||
| Side effects too severe | 3 | ||
| Not indicated | 2 | ||
| Expense | 1 |
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Ketorolac
Always |
10 | 71% |
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Usually |
2 | 14% |
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Sometimes |
1 | 7% |
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Never |
1 | 7% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Ketorolac
Very |
3 | 21% |
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Somewhat |
2 | 14% |
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A little |
2 | 14% |
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Not at all |
7 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Ketorolac
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
2 | 33% |
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$25-49 |
1 | 17% |
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< $25 |
3 | 50% |
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Report created on February 09, 2012.