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. 2023 Mar 10;120(10):155–161. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0003

eTable 3c. Review articles on analgesic use in sport.

Study (reference) Object of study Method Systematic search Selective search PRISMA model Information on analgesic group or substance class Any discussion of adverse drug effects
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
Alaranta et al. (2008) (19) Medication use among athletes Not described X X X X X
Berrsche and Schmitt (2022) (e25) Analgesic use in young high-performance athletes X X X X X X
Brune et al. (2008) (21) Dangers of sport and analgesics Not described X X X X X
Brune et al. (2009) (22) Analgesic use in amateur and high-performance sport Not described X X X X X
Brune et al. (2009) (23) Painkillers: fatal use in amateur sport Not described X X X X X
Ciocca (2005) (25) Medications and supplements in athletes Not described X X X X X
Graf-Baumann (2013) (8) Abuse on the rise in sport – nothing happens without painkillers Not described X X X X X
Harle et al. (2018) (31) Pain medication management in elite athletes X X X X X X
Holgado et al. (2018) (33) Analgesic use in sport – pain modulation and performance enhancement X X X X X X
Koes et al. (2018) (37) NSAID use by athletes X X X X X X
Leyk and Rüther (2021) (12) Analgesic use in sport and in society X X X X X X
Müller-Platz et al. (2011) (e2) Doping and drug abuse in leisure and amateur sport Not described X X X X X
Niederberger and Geisslinger (2016) (e3) Analgesics in amateur sport Not described X X X X X
Seidel (2015) (e12) Medication abuse in runners and its consequences Not described X X X X X
Tscholl (2014) (e17) Use of NSAIDs in elite sport Not described X X X X X
Tscholl et al. (2015) (e18) NSAID use in professional football (FIFA World Cup tournaments) Not described X X X X X
Warden (2009) (e22) Prophylactic misuse and recommended use of NSAIDs by athletes Not described X X X X X
Warden (2010) (e23) Prophylactic analgesic use and risk/benefit analysis in sport Not described X X X X X

NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs