Caldolor
Generic Name: ibuprofen
Date of Approval: June 11, 2009
Company: Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
Treatment for: Pain and Fever
FDA Approves Caldolor
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Caldolor, the first injectable dosage form of the common pain medication ibuprofen, to treat pain and fever.
"Injectable ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are promising pain management options," said Bob Rappaport, M.D., director, Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Rheumatology Drug Products in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "But until now there were only oral forms of most NSAIDs. An injectable ibuprofen product can provide patients with relief from pain and fever when they cannot take oral products."
