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Medication |
Class |
Most Common Uses |
Dosage |
Duration |
Pros |
Cons |
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Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Aleve) |
NSAID |
Mild pain or adjunct |
PO: 10 mg/kg |
6-8 h |
Good analgesia especially for musculoskeletal pain |
Bleeding risk, gastric acid suppression, kidney injury, oral formulation only |
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) |
Analgesic/antipyretic |
Mild pain or adjunct |
PO, PR, or IV: 12.5-15 mg/kg |
4-6 h |
Good adjunct used with almost all types of pain. Multiple routes of administration |
Liver injury in overdose, often found in combination analgesics |
Ketorolac (Toradol) |
NSAID |
Moderate pain or adjunct |
IV: 0.5 mg/kg |
4-6 h |
Good analgesia, especially for musculoskeletal pain. Stronger and faster-acting than ibuprofen |
Risk of bleeding, peptic ulceration, kidney injury |
Module 6: Pediatric Trauma Analgesia and Sedation