Ketoprofen overdose

• Alternative names
• Definition
• Poisonous Ingredient
• Where Found
• Symptoms

• Before Calling Emergency
• Poison Control, or a local emergency number
• What to expect at the emergency room
• Expectations (prognosis)

Alternative names   

Definition    Return to top

Poisoning from an overdose of Orudis, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory.

Poisonous Ingredient    Return to top

• ketoprofen

Where Found    Return to top

• Orudis

Symptoms    Return to top

• body as a whole
  • unsteadiness
  • leg swelling (lower legs, ankles, and/or feet)
  • convulsions
• heart and blood vessels
  • low blood pressure
  • circulatory collapse
• respiratory
  • wheezing
• eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • ringing in the ears
  • blurred vision
• skin
  • rash
• gastrointestinal
  • nausea and vomiting
  • diarrhea
  • stomach pain
  • possible loss of blood in the stomach and intestinal areas
• nervous system
  • headache
  • agitation
  • incoherence (not understandable)
  • confusion
  • coma
  • drowsiness

Before Calling Emergency    Return to top

Determine the following information:

• the patient's age, weight, and condition
• the name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
• the time it was swallowed
• the amount swallowed
• if the drug was prescribed for the patient

Poison Control, or a local emergency number    Return to top

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the person to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.

What to expect at the emergency room    Return to top

Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:

• Induce emesis.
• Administer activated charcoal.
• Administer a laxative.
• Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis)    Return to top

Recovery is very likely if the acidification of the blood can be neutralized and maintained near normal levels.