Ketorolac: balance of efficacy and safety
Ketorolac is a very effective medicine for pain relief in emergency situations. It is well established that this medication prove one's worth as analgesic in the postoperative period or after the injury as monotherapy for moderate pain relief or in the treatment of severe pain syndrome. Ketorolac is perfectly combined with narcotic analgesics in case severe pain, their use can significantly reduce the need to use the latter, and associated side effects. Ketorolac in standard doses for short-term use is safe, making it the preferred drug for acute pain relief in a therapeutic practice. Russia's doctors should consider ketorolac as a good alternative to metamizol sodium (Analgin) still popular in our country

Keywords: gastrointestinal toxicity, ketorolac, cyclooxygenase-2, pain syndrome, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs