KETOMED Ketorolac Trometamol 30mg / mL Solution for IM/IV Injection 1mL 1's
Indications/Uses
It is NOT indicated for chronic painful conditions.
Dosage/Direction for Use
Overdosage
Management: Symptomatic and supportive treatment. Consider gastric lavage or admin of activated charcoal w/in 1 hour of ingestion.
Contraindications
Ketorolac tromethamine is contraindicated in patients with moderate or severe renal impairment (serum creatinine >442 mol/l) or in patients at risk for renal failure due to volume depiction or dehydration.
Ketorolac tromethamine is contraindicated in labour and delivery. Ketorolac tromethamine is contraindicated in patients with previously demonstrated hypersensitivity to Ketorolac tromethamine or other NSAIDs and patients in whom aspirin or other prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors induce allergic reactions (severe anaphylactic-like reactions have been observed in such patients). Ketorolac tromethamine is contraindicated as prophylactic analgesic before surgery due to inhibition of platelet aggregation and is contraindicated intraoperatively because of the increased risk of bleeding. Ketorolac tromethamine inhibits platelet function and is, therefore, contraindicated in patients with suspected or confirmed cerebrovascular bleeding patients who have had operations with a high risk of hemorrhage or incomplete hemostasis and those at high risk of bleeding.
Ketorolac tromethamine is contraindicated in patients currently receiving ASA or other NSAIDs.
Special Precautions
NSAIDs should be used with caution in patients with infections, since symptoms such as fever and inflammation may be masked, and should also be used with caution in patients with asthma or allergic disorders.
Other general precautions to be observed include administration to patients with haemorrhagic disorders, hypertension, and impaired renal, hepatic, or cardiac function. Patients undergoing therapy with some NSAIDs may need to be monitored for the development of blood, kidney, liver or eye disorders. NSAIDs should be used with caution in the elderly and may need to be given in reduced doses.
Use In Pregnancy & Lactation
Adverse Reactions
Drug Interactions
Storage
Action
Pharmacology: Pharmacokinetics: Ketorolac tromethamine is absorbed following intramuscular or oral administration. At physiological pH ketorolac tromethamine dissociates to form an anionic ketorolac molecule which is less hydrophilic than the tromethamine salt. The peak plasma concentration of ketorolac is reached within about 30 to 60 minutes; absorption following intramuscular administration may be slower than that following oral administration in some individuals. Ketorolac is over 99% bound to plasma protein. It does not readily penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Ketorolac crosses the placenta and small amounts of drug are distributed into breast milk. The terminal plasma half-life is about 4 to 6 hours, but is about 6 to 7 hours in the elderly and 9 to 10 hours in patients with renal dysfunction. The major metabolic pathway is glucuronic acid conjugation; there is some para-hydroxylation. About 90% of a dose is excreted in urine as unchanged drug and conjugated and hydroxylated metabolites, the remainder is excreted in the faeces.
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Features
- Ketorolac