Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
Rapidly and completely absorbed after oral administration
▧ Volume of Distribution :
* 0.26 ± 0.08 L/kg [children 4 to 8 years old]
▧ Protein binding :
99%
▧ Metabolism :
Primarily hepatic. Less than 50% of a dose is metabolized. The major metabolites are a glucuronide conjugate, which may also be formed in the kidney, and p-hydroxy ketorolac. Neither metabolite has significant analgesic activity.
▧ Route of Elimination :
The principal route of elimination of ketorolac and its metabolites is renal. Approximately 6% of a dose is excreted in the feces.
▧ Half Life :
2.5 hours for the S-enantiomer compared with 5 hours for the R-enantiomer
▧ Clearance :
* 0.042 +/- 0.01 L/hr/kg [Pediatric Patients]
* 0.02 L/h/kg [Normal Subjects IM]
* 0.03 L/h/kg [Normal Subjects oral]
* 0.02 L/h/kg [Healthy Elderly Subjects IM]
* 0.02 L/h/kg [Healthy Elderly Subjects oral]
* 0.03 L/h/kg [Patients with Hepatic Dysfunction IM]
* 0.03 L/h/kg [Patients with Hepatic Dysfunction oral]
* 0.02 L/h/kg [Patients with Renal Impairment IM]
* 0.02 L/h/kg [Patients with Renal Impairment oral]
* 0.02 L/h/kg [Renal Dialysis Patients IM]