Toradol and Ritalin drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Toradol (ketorolac tromethamine) and Ritalin (methylphenidate hydrochloride). Common drug interactions include headache among females and headache among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Toradol and Ritalin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 52 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Toradol?

Toradol has active ingredients of ketorolac tromethamine. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 9,230 Toradol users. Check the latest studies of Toradol.

What is Ritalin?

Ritalin has active ingredients of methylphenidate hydrochloride. It is often used in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 29,427 Ritalin users. Check the latest studies of Ritalin.



On Jul, 13, 2026

52 people who take Toradol and Ritalin together, and have interactions are studied.

Toradol and Ritalin drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Toradol and Ritalin, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Headache (pain in head)
  2. Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  3. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  4. Vertigo
  5. Dizziness
  6. Hypokalaemia (low potassium)
  7. Injury
  8. Insomnia (sleeplessness)
  9. Mental status changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation)
  10. Metastases to bone (cancer spreads to bone)

male:

  1. Headache (pain in head)
  2. Anxiety
  3. Delirium (wild excitement)
  4. Hepatic cirrhosis (chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue)
  5. Hepatic encephalopathy (spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities in patients with liver failure)
  6. Hepatic failure (liver failure)
  7. Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
  8. Rhabdomyolysis (a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down)
  9. Soft tissue injury
  10. Gait disturbance

What are the common drug interactions of Toradol and Ritalin, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

  1. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  2. Gastric ulcer (stomach ulcer)
  3. Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract)

20-29:

  1. Vertigo
  2. Adenocarcinoma (malignant tumour formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue)
  3. Adenoma benign (non-cancerous tumour -secreting)
  4. Adnexa uteri cyst (ovarian cysts)
  5. Allergic sinusitis
  6. Anxiety
  7. Aortic arteriosclerosis (hardening of the aortic arteries)
  8. Aortic calcification (aortic calcification sign of heart valve disease)
  9. Aortic valve sclerosis (narrowing of the aortic valve)
  10. Arthralgia (joint pain)

30-39:

  1. Intervertebral disc protrusion (spinal disc protrusion)
  2. Seizure (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain)
  3. Abdominal discomfort
  4. Abdominal pain
  5. Alanine aminotransferase increased
  6. Anxiety
  7. Aspartate aminotransferase increased
  8. Blood pressure decreased
  9. Cellulitis (infection under the skin)
  10. Chills (felling of cold)

40-49:

  1. Memory impairment
  2. Abdominal pain upper
  3. Anxiety
  4. Diarrhoea
  5. Dysphagia (a condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful)
  6. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  7. Hallucination (an experience involving the perception of something not present)
  8. Chills (felling of cold)
  9. Constipation
  10. Contusion (a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries)

50-59:

  1. Cough
  2. Cytokine release syndrome (immediate complication occurring with the use of anti-t cell antibody infusions)
  3. Diverticulitis (digestive disease which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) within the bowel wall)
  4. Drug ineffective
  5. Insomnia (sleeplessness)
  6. Irritable bowel syndrome
  7. Restless legs syndrome (a powerful urge to move your legs)
  8. Pneumonitis (inflammation of the walls of the alveoli in the lungs)
  9. Malignant neoplasm progression (cancer tumour came back)
  10. Adjustment disorder with depressed mood

60+:

  1. Anxiety
  2. Asthenia (weakness)
  3. Injury
  4. Mental status changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation)
  5. Metastases to bone (cancer spreads to bone)
  6. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  7. Osteonecrosis of jaw (death of bone of jaw)
  8. Pleural fibrosis (formation of fibrous tissue in lung)
  9. Pollakiuria (abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities or urine)
  10. Vertigo

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 12 people, 23.08%
  2. Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 12 people, 23.08%
  3. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 11 people, 21.15%
  4. Depression: 11 people, 21.15%
  5. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 9 people, 17.31%
  6. Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour): 9 people, 17.31%
  7. Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 6 people, 11.54%
  8. Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 6 people, 11.54%
  9. White Blood Cell Count Increased: 5 people, 9.62%
  10. Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 5 people, 9.62%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ketorolac tromethamine and methylphenidate hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Toradol and Ritalin, respectively), and Toradol and Ritalin (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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