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Comment
. 2019 Jan/Feb;68(1):41-42.

Less is more when it comes to ketorolac for pain

Corey Lyon  1 , Liza W Claus  1
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Comment

Less is more when it comes to ketorolac for pain

Corey Lyon et al. J Fam Pract. 2019 Jan/Feb.

Abstract

It's time to review our dosing with ketorolac for acute pain management.

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