Ketorax

Ketorax Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Ketorax is a powerful opioid analgesic. It also has some NMDA-antagonist properties. This makes it useful for some types of pain that don't respond well to other opioids. The most commonly cited equalisation ratio for analgesic doses is 25 mg of ketobemidone hydrobromide to 60 mg of morphine hydrochloride or sulfate and circa 8 mg of ketobemidone by injection.

Trade Name Ketorax
Generic Ketobemidone
Ketobemidone Other Names Cetobemidona, Cetobemidone, Cetobemidonum, Ketobemidone
Type
Formula C15H21NO2
Weight Average: 247.3327
Monoisotopic: 247.157228921
Groups Investigational
Therapeutic Class
Manufacturer
Available Country
Last Updated: September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am
Ketorax
Ketorax

Uses

For the treatment of all types of severe pain, such as postoperative, cancer, kidney stones and fractures.

How Ketorax works

Ketorax (Cliradon, Ketogan, Ketodur, Cymidon, Ketorax, &c.) is a powerful opioid analgesic. It also has some NMDA-antagonist properties. This makes it useful for some types of pain that don't respond well to other opioids. The most commonly cited equalisation ratio for analgesic doses is 25 mg of ketobemidone hydrobromide to 60 mg of morphine hydrochloride or sulfate and circa 8 mg of ketobemidone by injection.

Toxicity

Base: Rat Intravenous LD50: 10 mg/kg; Mouse Intravenous LD50: 14 mg/kg. Hydrochloride salt: Rat Oral LD50: 215 mg/kg; Rat Intravenous LD50: 40 mg/kg

Elimination Route

34% (oral), 44% (rectal)

Half Life

Plasma half-life: 2.42 +/- 0.41 h (m +/- SD). Elimination half-life: 3.27 +/- 0.32 h

Innovators Monograph

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