Table 1.
Dosage categories for each product
| Generic name | Low dosage (mg/day) | Standard dosage (mg/day) | High dosage (mg/day) |
| Celecoxib | ≤100a | >100 to 200 | >200 |
| Rofecoxib | <25 | 25 to <50 | ≥50 |
| Acetylsalicylic acid | ≤1300 | >1300 to <4000 | ≥4000 |
| Diclofenac (including Voltaren + Cytotec = Arthrotec) | ≤50 | >50 to 100 | >100 |
| Diflunisal | ≤500 | >500 to 1000 | >1000 |
| Etodolac | ≤300 | >300 to 900 | >900 |
| Fenoprofen | <1800 | 1800 to 2400 | >2400 |
| Flurbiprofen | ≤50 | >50 to 200 | >200 |
| Ibuprofen | <1000 | 1000 to 1200 | >1200 |
| Indomethacin | ≤50 | >50 to 100 | >100 |
| Ketoprofen | ≤50 | >50 to 200 | >200 |
| Mefenamic Acid | <750 | 750 to 1000 | >1000 |
| Naproxen | ≤550 | >550 to 1100 | >1100 |
| Piroxicam | ≤10 | >10 to 20 | >20 |
| Salsalate | ≤500 | >500 to 1000 | >1000 |
| Tiaprofenic Acid | ≤200 | >200 to 600 | >600 |
| Tolmetin | ≤600 | >600 to 1200 | >1200 |
aAccording to our references, 100 mg celecoxib would be considered a standard dose. However, because none of the patients were prescribed lower dosages, we included 100 mg as a low dose (in order to avoid a 0 cell).