Ketanov 10mg 10 tablets

Ketanov Composition
Active substance: ketorolac tromethamine.

1 film-coated tablet contains ketorolac tromethamine 10 mg.

Excipients: microcrystalline cellulose, corn starch, colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 400, talc, titanium dioxide (E 171).

Pharmacotherapeutic group
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic drugs. ATX code M01A B15.

Indications
Short-term treatment of moderate pain, including post-operative pain.
The maximum duration of treatment is 5 days.

Directions for use and doses
It is advisable to take the tablets during or after meals.

Adverse reactions can be minimized by using the lowest effective dose for the shortest period necessary to control symptoms.

The duration of treatment (parenteral administration followed by oral administration) should not exceed 5 days.

Adults.
The recommended dose is 10 mg every 4 or 6 hours. It is not recommended to administer amounts exceeding 40 mg per day.

If the treatment is a continuation of injection treatment:

patients aged 16 to 64 years with a body weight of at least 50 kg and with normal renal function – 20 mg is first administered, followed by 10 mg each time a maximum of 4 times a day with an interval of 4 to 6 hours;
patients weighing less than 50 kg, elderly patients and patients with impaired renal function – 10 mg maximum 4 times a day with an interval of 4 to 6 hours.

For patients who received parenteral ketorolac followed by oral administration, the combined dose of ketorolac should not exceed 90 mg in adults and 60 mg in elderly patients with impaired renal function and patients weighing less than 50 kg.

Patients should be switched to oral administration of the drug as early as possible.

Elderly patients.
Elderly patients are at greater risk of developing severe complications, particularly from the digestive tract. During treatment with NSAIDs, the patient’s condition should be regularly monitored; a longer interval between drug doses, for example 6-8 hours, is usually recommended.