Toradol

Patients that were prescribed the toradol medication should realise that they need to use it according to their doctor’s recommendations as this will help to greatly reduce the risk of any side effects occurring during and due to their treatment. properly to help reduce your risk of side effects. Your treating doctor may need to adjust the dosage and frequency at which you will take the medication depending on your age height and weight and on any other medical condition you may or may not have.

Toradol and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may in a minority of people increase the risk of strokes or heart attacks when they undergo such treatments, especially if you take it for a long period of time. Having a heart disease or factors that make you a person with increased risk for heart disease (due to conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes) will further increase the probability of having a stroke or a heart attack due to toradol.

Taking toradol may cause serious (rarely fatal) bleeding from the stomach or the intestines, older patients being more at risk. This can happen without any warning sign during you treatment. Thus do not take this medication if you have existing stomach/intestinal problems (such as bleeding, ulcers).

Immediately call your doctor for medical assistance if you suffer from any of the following side effects while taking toradol: bloody or black/tarry stools, persistent stomach/abdominal pain, brownish or bloody vomit, chest/jaw/left arm pain, difficulty to breath, unusual sweating, sudden vision changes, slurred speech.

Do not take this drug before any kind of surgery, if you are about to give birth to a child or if you have kisney problems. Also avoid taking toradol if you are taking any other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or regular doses of aspirin.