The Annals of pharmacotherapy
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Comparative Study
NSAID use and efficacy in the emergency department: single doses of oral ibuprofen versus intramuscular ketorolac.
To compare the clinical efficacy of single doses of intramuscular ketorolac and oral ibuprofen in the emergency department (ED) treatment of acute pain. ⋯ A single dose of either nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug produced similar pain relief in the general ED population during clinical treatment of pain. Ketorolac should not necessarily be considered a more effective analgesic than ibuprofen in these commonly used doses.