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RSD Alert is a voluntary organisation
publishing information about CRPS (traditionally knwn as RSD). Most
of the data is provided by our readers.
All approved medical drugs work for some people but not for everyone.
Don't be alarmed by what you read. Many of our pages show both good
and bad comments... read both to get a balanced view. If in doubt
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Drugs |
Drugs on RSD Alert
(notes and comments from correspondents) |
Keral |
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Description |
Proprietary name for Dexketoprofen. Used for short-term treatment of mild to moderate pain. Analgesic effect. Significan reductions in pain levels reported in trials with many patients. |
Side effects(Don't be unduly alarmed. All drugs cause side effects for some patients) |
Increased hypotension (i.e. raised blood pressure) and increased risk of renal impairment. Increased risk of gastro-intestinal bleeding and ulceration. Some patients also report drowsiness, confusion, disorientation and impaired control of body temperature ("going hot and cold"). |
Warnings(These are standard cautions but may not apply in your case) |
Not recomended for children. Reduced dosage recommended for the elderly. Not recommended for patients with impaired liver function. Many medications listed as showing reactions when used with this drug, but another report states that only seven drug-related adverse events were identified in trials. |
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I went to my doctors this morning because I have been in a lot of pain recently. I have been taking tegretol but don't seem to be benefiting much lately. He has put me on Keral (dexketoprofen). I've not heard of it and have had 2 doses but they have made no difference yet. I can't find it on the net. Vicki - Walsall, West Midlands My husband hurt his back really badly. After 3 days of terrible pain I had the doctor out and he prescribed keral. I just can't find any information on this drug. Help! Karen - Stoke on Trent, England Karen is right - there is not a lot of good "plain English" information published on this medication. Comments will be welcome from anyone who has practical experience of Keral. I have been prescribed keral for dental pain after difficult
tooth removal. I am not sure about its effectiveness because I
felt so confused and unwell after three doses that Ihave stopped
it. SYMPTOMS - drowsy with an inability to relax, hot and then
very cold and back to hot, predominantly a feeling of confusion
and disorientation, then 6 hours after last dose bad pain in my
stomach. I feel that when there are better understood and less
poisonous drugs available. Why prescribe this? H Evans - Cambridge,
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