Anesthetic preparation Ketorolac: instructions for use

A fairly wide range of painkillersfunds with the content of an active ingredient, such as ketorolac tromethamine, is sold in pharmacies under the names of Ketanov, Ketorolak, Ketorol. The instruction for use placed on Ketorolac is informative. The medicine is prescribed by the doctor for the removal of pain after various injuries, postoperative and postnatal pain, with colic of bile or kidney origin, as well as with oncological pain. The drug is available both in tablets of 10 mg, and as a solution for injection. One dose of the drug for injection is 30 mg.

For an anesthetic Ketorolacthe instruction for use indicates the following rules. Children under 16 years of age, the drug is not prescribed. Dosage is calculated according to body weight. If the weight exceeds 50 kg, then a starting dose of 20 mg is given, and after it is regularly taken 10 mg to four times a day. But the daily dose should not exceed 40 mg. If the drug is administered parenterally, up to 30 mg intravenously or intramuscularly can be administered once every six hours. The duration of the use of Ketorolac is limited to five days.

Side effects include disruption of workgastrointestinal tract, diarrhea. Possible stomatitis and dry mouth. The central nervous system, exposed to the drug, can react with imbalance, there is anxiety or drowsiness, dizziness. Possible allergic skin manifestations, such as rashes and itching, sudden sweating. In a number of cases, there is an increase in body weight, swelling.

If it is not possible to take the pill inforce of objective reasons, for example, nausea, then the drug "Ketorolac" in ampoules for intravenous or intramuscular administration significantly saves the situation. More precise dosage and method of administration are chosen by the attending physician depending on the body weight, the diagnosis and other accompanying factors.

Like many pain relievers, the drug"Ketorolac" instruction imposes certain limitations and contraindications. Categorically it is not recommended to use this kind of pain medication for children under 16 years old. Pregnant and lactating women are also forbidden to take this medication. Contraindications include all disorders of blood coagulability, ulcerous lesions of the stomach and duodenum, especially if there are bleeding, bronchial asthma and a number of other diseases. In case of hypersensitivity to the medication, it is also recommended to choose a medicine from another group.

Despite the fact that the interaction of alcohol withwith Ketorolac, the instructions for use do not say anything, common sense suggests that it is better to refrain from taking hot drinks for the duration of treatment. It is important to understand that this tool is intended for short-term use in order to eliminate acute pain at the very beginning of the postoperative period or at the beginning of the treatment of injuries of a different nature. For a long-term use, softer and more gentle means are selected.

Data on acute overdose of Ketorolac notit is registered, however, with pronounced symptoms described in the side effects, it may be advisable to stop taking the medication before the patient is brought back to normal. The exceptions are the moments in which it is difficult to determine whether such a sign is the consequence of the action of the drug, especially if it is observed in the course of the disease, the pain syndrome of which is planned to be eliminated with the help of this drug.