Duration of Toradol therapy

I had an rx the other day for Toradol 1 qd prn #20. I've seen quite a couple patients on Toradol longer than the 5 day max. The one I dispensed was a patient had been on 3 mos of therapy and had switched PCPs. The new PCP had done LFTs and SCrs. Pt said was not getting sufficient relief from other NSAIDs and Narcotic side effects were bothersome at best. Is the risk of liver failure worse than the benefit of mobility in a patient with severe arthritis/spondylitis, etc?
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