What is Ketorolac used for?

Ketorolac is indicated for: Analgesia, pain management (NSAID).

Which species have cited Ketorolac dosing data?

Ketorolac dosing in the ExoticRx formulary covers 1 species: Eastern Box Turtle.

Is Ketorolac a controlled substance?

Ketorolac is not federally scheduled in the US. Controlled-drug status differs by country — verify your local rules.

Ketorolac

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Ketorolac is dosed at 0.25 mg/kg IM single dose in eastern box turtles, per Cerreta AJ, Masterson CA, Lewbart GA, et al. Pharmacokinetics of ketorolac in wild Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) after single intramuscular administration. Vet Pharm Therap. 2019;42:154-159. doi:10.1111/jvp.12733 — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.254 (2026-08-01). — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.6 (Analgesic (Including Antiinflammatory) Agents Used in Reptiles). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Invertebrate Medicine — ISBN 9781119569435, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781119569435. Verify against current literature before clinical use.

Drug Class

Uncategorized

Routes

Indications

Analgesia pain management (NSAID)

Species with Ketorolac dosing data (3 dose rules)

Eastern Box Turtle

Species references:All Eastern Box Turtle drugs

Evidence levels across 3 dose rules

Weak×3

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Backed by 2 published sources

· Cerreta AJ, Masterson CA, Lewbart GA, Dise DR, Papich MG. Pharmacokinetics of ketorolac in wild Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) after single intramuscular administration. J Vet Pharmacol Therap. 2018;00:1-6. DOI 10.1111/jvp.12733; PMID 30393871. URL: https://emc.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/309/2018/12/Pharmacokinetics-of-ketorolac-in-wild-Eastern-box-turtles-Terrapene-carolina-carolina-after-single-intramuscular-administration-Lewbart-Papich.pdf — SOURCE EDITION: Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs — ISBN 9780323244855, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323244855; Invertebrate Medicine — ISBN 9781119569435, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781119569435

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Cerreta AJ, Masterson CA, Lewbart GA, et al. Pharmacokinetics of ketorolac in wild Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) after single intramuscular administration. Vet Pharm Therap. 2019;42:154-159. doi:10.1111/jvp.12733 — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.254 (2026-08-01). — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.6 (Analgesic (Including Antiinflammatory) Agents Used in Reptiles). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Invertebrate Medicine — ISBN 9781119569435, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781119569435