Table 2.
Drug Liking bipolar VAS Emax—Oxycodone Study.
| Oxycodone Study | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Esmethadone 25 mg (N = 47) | Esmethadone 75 mg (N = 47) | Esmethadone 150 mg (N = 47) | Oxycodone 40 mg (N = 47) | Placebo (N = 47) |
| Mean (SD) | 54.2 (10.35) | 58.7 (15.82) | 64.9 (16.58) | 83.2 (16.57) | 52.7 (6.52) |
| Median | 50.0 | 50.0 | 58.0 | 85.0 | 50.0 |
| Range | 50–100 | 50–100 | 50–100 | 50–100 | 50–80 |
Drug Liking VAS is a bipolar scale where a score of 0 represents “strong disliking,” a score of 100 represents “strong liking,” and a score of 50 represents “neither like nor dislike” (neutral point). The question text is, “At this moment, my liking for this drug is?”.
Emax maximum effect, range minimum–maximum, SD standard deviation, VAS visual analog scale.