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  • noun A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug often used as an analgesic and antipyretic.

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  • noun nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally

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Examples

  • NSAIDs, as well as ones sometimes given by IV or injection, such as ketorolac (Toradol).

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • Just a heads-up .... dolac (ketorolac tromethamine) is for limited, short term use only and can have significant side effects, namely: Stomach upset is the most common, often with nausea, vomiting, bloating, gas, and loss of appetitemay.

    Pain Medications (Quick answer appreciated) 2006

  • If approved, Dyloject will be the first IV non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) marketed in the United States as a single agent for the management of acute moderate-to-severe pain in adults since ketorolac in 1990.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Following tissue injury, B1 ligands des-Arg9-BK and des-Arg10-KD were significantly lower at the third hour compared to the first 2 hours in both the placebo and the ketorolac treatment groups but did not differ significantly between groups.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles May Hamza 2010

  • For group 1, dose 1 consisted of ketorolac tromethamine 20 mg orally and dose 2 was ketorolac tromethamine 10 mg.

    Netvouz - new bookmarks Ancient 2010

  • If approved, Dyloject will be the first IV non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) marketed in the United States as a single agent for the management of acute moderate-to-severe pain in adults since ketorolac in 1990.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Interestingly, the up-regulation in the gene expression of B1 and B2 receptors was positively correlated to pain intensity only after ketorolac treatment, signifying an interaction between prostaglandins and kinins in the inflammatory pain process.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles May Hamza 2010

  • Tissue injury also resulted in the down-regulation of TRPV1 gene expression at 3 hours post-surgery with no significant effect by ketorolac treatment.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles May Hamza 2010

  • The five most common ones were promethazine, ketorolac, propoxyphene, meperidine, and diphenhydramine; and two of these

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • If approved, Dyloject will be the first IV non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) marketed in the United States as a single agent for the management of acute moderate-to-severe pain in adults since ketorolac in 1990.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

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