Torax 10 mg/ml Injection

Torax 10 mg/ml Injection contains ketorolac tromethamine, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for pain relief. It is mainly used in healthcare settings for short-term management of moderate to severe acute pain, such as pain after surgery.

Torax 10 mg/ml injection is manufactured and marketed by Square Pharmaceuticals PLC, Pabna in Bangladesh. It contains Ketorolac Tromethamine, one of the most powerful NSAID painkillers available, with pain relief that approaches some opioid medicines. Doctors prescribe it for short-term management of moderate to severe acute pain — such as after surgery, dental procedures or kidney-stone pain — for a maximum of 5 days.

Ketorolac works by strongly blocking cyclo-oxygenase (COX) enzymes, sharply cutting the production of prostaglandins that cause pain and inflammation. This strong action explains both its excellent pain relief and its higher risk of stomach bleeding and kidney injury, which is why it must never be used as an everyday painkiller or beyond five days.

Torax is used only for short-term (up to 5 days) moderate to severe acute pain, such as:

• Pain after surgery, including caesarean and orthopaedic operations
• Pain after dental extraction or dental surgery
• Kidney-stone pain (renal colic)
• Severe musculoskeletal injury pain
• Severe migraine attack (under medical supervision)

It is not for mild aches, chronic arthritis, long-term back pain or routine fever — safer options exist for those. Treatment often starts with the injection in hospital and continues with tablets.

ChamberBD shows dosing only from the approved product label, with its source named, and no label is on file for Torax 10 mg/ml Injection. Use the dose your doctor prescribed and the instructions in the pack leaflet.

Because it is such a strong NSAID, Torax carries a higher risk of side effects than milder painkillers:

• Stomach pain, heartburn, nausea, indigestion
• Drowsiness, dizziness or headache
• Fluid retention and raised blood pressure
• Stomach or intestinal ulcers and bleeding — can occur even within a few days, especially in the elderly
• Kidney injury, particularly in dehydrated patients
• Increased bleeding tendency after surgery
• Allergic reactions, wheezing in aspirin-sensitive asthma

Seek urgent care for black stools, vomiting blood, severe stomach pain or reduced urine output.

Key precautions with Torax:

• Never use it for more than 5 days in total — the risk of bleeding and kidney damage rises steeply after that
• Always take it with food and plenty of water
• Avoid completely in dengue or suspected dengue — serious bleeding risk; use paracetamol instead
• Avoid if dehydrated, and in the elderly use only at reduced doses under supervision
• Do not combine with any other NSAID, aspirin or steroid
• Use extreme caution with ulcer history, kidney disease, heart disease, hypertension, asthma or bleeding disorders
• Not for pain relief before or during major surgery without the surgical team's instruction

Important interactions of Torax:

• Other NSAIDs, aspirin, corticosteroids — sharply increased ulcer and bleeding risk; never combine
• Anticoagulants and antiplatelets (warfarin, heparin, clopidogrel) — dangerous bleeding risk
• SSRIs (e.g. sertraline, escitalopram) — added GI bleeding risk
• ACE inhibitors, ARBs, diuretics — kidney injury risk, reduced blood-pressure control
• Lithium and methotrexate — levels rise, causing toxicity
• Probenecid — markedly raises ketorolac levels; combination contraindicated
• Pentoxifylline — increased bleeding tendency

Tell your doctor every medicine and supplement you are taking before starting.

Do not use Torax if you have:

• Active or recent peptic ulcer or GI bleeding, or past NSAID-related bleeding
• Bleeding disorders, suspected cerebrovascular bleeding, or high bleeding risk after surgery
• Moderate to severe kidney impairment or risk of kidney failure from dehydration
• Severe heart failure or uncontrolled heart disease
• Asthma, urticaria or allergy triggered by aspirin or other NSAIDs
• Dengue fever or suspected dengue
• Pregnancy (especially third trimester), labour, delivery or breastfeeding without specialist advice
• Use as a painkiller before or during major surgery, unless directed by the surgical team

Pregnancy: Torax should be avoided throughout pregnancy and is contraindicated in the third trimester and around delivery — it can close a vital vessel in the baby's heart prematurely, impair the baby's kidneys, delay labour and increase bleeding at delivery.

Breastfeeding: Ketorolac passes into breast milk in small amounts and many references advise avoiding it while breastfeeding, particularly with newborns. If strong pain relief is needed after caesarean delivery, use it only exactly as prescribed by your doctor, who may prefer safer alternatives.

Store as printed on the pack and keep out of the reach of children.