Ketorolacdrug info
ketorolac tromethamine 10 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Carefully consider the potential benefits and risks of ketorolac tromethamine tablets and other treatment options before deciding to use ketorolac tromethamine tablets. Use the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration consistent with individual patient treatment goals. Acute Pain in Adult Patients Ketorolac tromethamine tablets are indicated for the short-term (≤ 5 days) management of moderately severe acute pain that requires analgesia at the opioid level, usually in a postoperative setting. Therapy should always be initiated with intravenous or intramuscular dosing of ketorolac tromethamine, and ketorolac tromethamine tablets are to be used only as continuation treatment, if necessary. The total combined duration of use of ketorolac tromethamine tablets and ketorolac tromethamine is not to exceed 5 days of use because of the potential of increasing the frequency and severity of adverse reactions associated with the recommended doses (see WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION, and ADVERSE REACTIONS ). Patients should be switched to alternative analgesics as soon as possible, but ketorolac tromethamine tablets therapy is not to exceed 5 days.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 22, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Ketorolac tromethamine, USP is a member of the pyrrolo-pyrrole group of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The chemical name for ketorolac tromethamine, USP is (±)-5-benzoyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizine-1-carboxylic acid, compound with 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol (1:1), and the chemical structure is: Ketorolac tromethamine, USP is a racemic mixture of [-]S and [+]R ketorolac tromethamine. Ketorolac tromethamine, USP is white to off white, crystalline powder. Freely soluble in water and methanol, slightly soluble in alcohol, dehydrated alcohol and tetrahydrofuran, practically insoluble in acetone, dichloromethane, toluene, ethyl acetate, dioxane, hexane, butyl alcohol and acetonitrile. Ketorolac tromethamine, USP has a pKa of 3.5 and an n‑octanol/water partition coefficient of 0.26. The molecular weight of ketorolac tromethamine is 376.40 g/mol. Its molecular formula is C 15 H 13 NO 3
C 4 H 11 NO 3. Ketorolac tromethamine tablets, USP are available as round, white, unscored, film-coated tablets. Each film-coated tablet, for oral administration, contains 10 mg ketorolac tromethamine, USP, the active ingredient, with added colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose. The white film-coating contains hypromellose, polydextrose, polyethylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, titanium dioxide, and triacetin. FDA approved dissolution test specifications differ from USP. ketorolac tromethamine structural formula
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 22, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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