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Toradol ®
Generic : Ketorolac tromethamine
Active Ingredients :
Ketorolac tromethamine
A pyrrolizine carboxylic acid derivative structurally related to
indomethacin
. It is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent used for analgesia for postoperative pain and inhibits cyclooxygenase activity.
Inactive Ingredients :
Corn starch, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, sodium starch glycolate, titanium dioxide and wax.
Pharmacologic Action :
>Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agent
>Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor
>Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor
- Use in Dentistry :
Postoperative pain associated with surgery.
- Articles :
Olmedo MV, Galvez R, Vallecillo M.
Double-blind parallel comparison of multiple doses of ketorolac, ketoprofen and placebo administered orally to patients with postoperative dental pain.
(Pain. 2001 Feb 1;90(1-2):135-41.)
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Mellor DJ, Mellor AH, McAteer EM.
Local anaesthetic infiltration for surgical exodontia of third molar teeth: a double-blind study comparing bupivacaine infiltration with i.v. ketorolac.
(Br J Anaesth. 1998 Oct;81(4):511-4.)
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Preshaw PM, Lauffart B, Brown P, Zak E, Heasman PA.
Effects of ketorolac tromethamine mouthrinse (0.1%) on crevicular fluid prostaglandin E2 concentrations in untreated chronic periodontitis.
(J Periodontol. 1998 Jul;69(7):777-83.)
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