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Ketorolac

C15H13NO3255.27 g/mol Calculated

Also called Acular and Toradol.

A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory strong enough to be used for short-term severe pain where an opioid might otherwise be needed.

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  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
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Where you encounter it

Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf.

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  • The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Explore its structure

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A carbon carrying both a C=O and an O-H, written COOH. In water it gives up that hydrogen, which is what makes the molecule an acid.

From: standard chemistry.

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  • The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
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Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C15H13NO3
Molecular weight
255.27 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
1.9
Polar surface areatopological
59.3 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
3
Rotatable bonds
3
Complexity
376

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem

Danger Toxic pictogram (GHS06) and Irritant pictogram (GHS07); hazard statements H301, H315, H319, H335

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Ketorolac for human use (NDA 019700, authorized November 9, 1992). Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
Prescription medicine
Family
NSAIDs
Chemical groups
Carboxylic Acids, Aromatics, Ketones
Elements
Nitrogen
Hazard classes
Acutely toxic, Irritant, GHS Danger
SMILESC1CN2C(=CC=C2C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)C1C(=O)O

PubChem CID 3826 · Wikidata Q2014797 · InChIKey OZWKMVRBQXNZKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Ketorolac?
A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory strong enough to be used for short-term severe pain where an opioid might otherwise be needed.
How toxic is Ketorolac?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Toxic and Irritant. from source
What kind of molecule is Ketorolac?
Ketorolac has the formula C15H13NO3 and a molecular weight of 255.27 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under NSAIDs, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
What else is Ketorolac called?
Ketorolac is also called Acular and Toradol. from source
Who licenses Ketorolac as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Ketorolac for human use (NDA 019700, authorized November 9, 1992). from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
  • ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
  • Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09

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  • Similar in shapecomputedRDKit Morgan/TanimotoNeighbours by structural fingerprint; the sentence names the chemical groups the two share.
  • The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit