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Brand Names: Toradol

What is Ketorolac? 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. Read more...Click to read more below

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Roche's Ketorolac site


Reasons Taken

12 patients in the community are taking or have taken Ketorolac.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6 50%
Pain 3 25%
Stiffness/spasticity 1 8%
Variant of Migraine - Cluster Headaches 1 8%
Migraines 1 8%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Ketorolac.

  0 mg day 0 mg none 40 mg day 60 mg none
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Ketorolac or how long patients were taking Ketorolac before stopping.

Currently taking Ketorolac

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
2
1
0
1

Stopped taking Ketorolac

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
0
0
1
0
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Ketorolac (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2 40% Side effects too severe: 40%
Did not seem to work 1 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Doctor's advice 1 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Other 1 20% Other: 20%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

Variant of Migraine - Cluster Headaches

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 2

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

  • ukwildcat
    Mental Symptoms: moderate
    Physical Symptoms: moderate
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe
    674
    VL 102
    See profile
  • by ukwildcat
    Oct 29, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Variant of Migraine - Cluster Headaches
Advice/Tips
Excellent medication for breaking prolonged migraines and boosting efficency of opioid narcotics (i.e., Morphine, Demerol, Codine).

See all evaluation results for Ketorolac



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