Acular satisfaction and usage data | Monitoring more than 830 patients | Drug safety information

Acular (Ketorolac) - monitoring more than 830 patients

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What does it do?

This product is used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain. Its exact mechanism of action is unknown, but is an NSAID that produces an analgesic effect and is anti-inflammatory in nature.

Last text update: 2011-10-04

Last data update: 2012-01-14

Black Box Warning:
This product has a black box warning relating to a need for short term appropriate usage of the product, including not using with other NSAIDs or in an epidural and only in appropriate populations; an increased risk or potentially fatal gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and renal adverse events; its risks in labor and delivery; its increased risk of bleeding; and an increased risk of anaphylaxis/severe allergic reaction.

General Information:

MediGuard regularly polls our more than 830 users taking Acular (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.

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