Summary table E: Participants experiencing at least one adverse event (AE).
| At least one AE | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of | Number on | Percent with outcome | |||||||
| Drug | Dose (mg) | Studies | Patients | Active | Placebo | Active | Placebo | Relative risk (95% CI) | NNH (95% CI) |
| Aspirin | 600/650 | 64 | 4965 | 19/76 | 20/88 | 13 | 11 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4) | 44 (23 to 345) |
| Celecoxib | 200 | 4 | 705 | 64/406 | 44/263 | 16 | 17 | 0.90 (0.63 to 1.28) | |
| Celecoxib | 400 | 4 | 620 | 107/315 | 87/206 | 34 | 42 | 1.05 (0.85 to 1.3) | |
| Codeine | 60 | 33 | 2411 | 81/399 | 63/399 | 20 | 16 | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.7) | |
| Codeine + paracetamol | 60 + 600/650 | 17 | 1413 | 266/779 | 83/479 | 34 | 17 | 1.6 (1.3 to 1.9) | 6.0 (4.6 to 8.3) |
| Dexketoprofen | 10/12.5 | 5 | 452 | 12/132 | 18/126 | 9 | 14 | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.3) | |
| Dexketoprofen | 20/25 | 6 | 523 | 43/220 | 26/193 | 20 | 13 | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.1) | |
| Diclofenac | 25 | 4 | 502 | 20/248 | 18/254 | 8 | 7 | 1.2 (0.6 to 2.1) | |
| Diclofenac | 50 | 11 | 1325 | 41/643 | 34/473 | 6 | 7 | 1.0(0.7 to 1.5) | |
| Diclofenac | 100 | 7 | 787 | 18/419 | 64/373 | 18 | 17 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.4) | |
| Diflunisal | 250 | 3 | 195 | 4/98 | 7/97 | 4 | 7 | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.8) | |
| Diflunisal | 500 | 6 | 391 | 38/235 | 33/227 | 18 | 15 | 1.3 (0.8 to 1.9) | |
| Diflunisal | 1000 | 5 | 357 | 61/208 | 34/209 | 29 | 16 | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.6) | 7.7 (4.8 to 20) |
| Dihydrocodeine | 30 | 3 | 194 | 13/67 | 4/69 | 19 | 6 | 3.4 (1.2 to 9.8) | 7.4 (4.1 to 38) |
| Etodolac | 50 | 4 | 360 | 10/132 | 12/188 | 8 | 6 | 1.4 (0.6 to 3.2) | |
| Etodolac | 100 | 5 | 498 | 26/230 | 16/229 | 11 | 7 | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.8) | |
| Etodolac | 200 | 7 | 670 | 67/314 | 54/319 | 22 | 17 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.7) | |
| Etodolac | 400 | 3 | 222 | 43/154 | 37/109 | 28 | 34 | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.2) | |
| Etoricoxib | 120/180/240 | 5 | 725 | 190/551 | 67/174 | 34 | 38 | 0.9(0.7 to 1.1) | |
| Fenoprofen | 200 | 4 | 287 | 9/146 | 9/141 | 6 | 6 | 0.94 (0.4 to 2.1) | |
| Flurbiprofen | 25 | 3 | 208 | 15/109 | 17/112 | 14 | 16 | 0.95 (0.5 to 1.7) | |
| Flurbiprofen | 50 | 10 | 692 | 37/284 | 50/290 | 13 | 17 | 0.75 (0.5 to 1.1) | |
| Flurbiprofen | 100 | 7 | 416 | 20/200 | 24/203 | 10 | 12 | 0.86 (0.5 to 1.5) | |
| Gabapentin | 250 | 3 | 327 | 49/177 | 49/152 | 28 | 32 | 0.9(0.7 to 1.3) | |
| Ibuprofen | 50 | 3 | 316 | 11/114 | 8/111 | 10 | 7 | 1.3 (0.6 to 3.0) | |
| Ibuprofen | 100 | 4 | 396 | 22/152 | 20/158 | 14 | 13 | 1.2(0.7 to 2.1) | |
| Ibuprofen | 200 | 20 | 2690 | 208/1102 | 137/706 | 19 | 19 | 0.9(0.7 to 1.02) | |
| Ibuprofen | 400 | 61 | 6475 | 476/2870 | 326/1997 | 17 | 16 | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.04) | |
| Ketoprofen | 12.5 | 3 | 274 | 8/138 | 6/136 | 6 | 4 | 1.3 (0.5 to 3.6) | |
| Ketoprofen | 25 | 8 | 535 | 27/259 | 22/231 | 10 | 10 | 1.2(0.7 to 2.0) | |
| Ketoprofen | 50 | 8 | 624 | 29/141 | 18/137 | 21 | 14 | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.6) | |
| Ketoprofen | 100 | 5 | 321 | 19/86 | 16/89 | 22 | 18 | 1.2(0.7 to 2.2) | |
| Lornoxicam | 8 | 3 | 273 | 84/190 | 16/70 | 44 | 23 | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.2) | |
| Lumiracoxib | 400 | 4 | 578 | 40/307 | 28/153 | 13 | 18 | 0.7(0.4 to 1.3) | |
| Mefenamic acid | 500 | 2 | 256 | 7/53 | 3/53 | 13 | 6 | 2.2 (0.7 to 7.2) | |
| Naproxen | 400/440 | 3 | 334 | 38/173 | 14/84 | 22 | 17 | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.2) | |
| Naproxen | 500/550 | 9 | 784 | 80/291 | 83/290 | 27 | 29 | 0.96 (0.7 to 1.2) | |
| Oxycodone | 5 | 3 | 317 | 48/157 | 46/160 | 31 | 29 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | |
| Oxycodone + paracetamol | 5/325 | 3 | 388 | 107/221 | 44/167 | 48 | 26 | 1.6 (1.2 to 2.1) | 4.5 (3.2 to 7.9) |
| Oxycodone + paracetamol | 10/650 | 10 | 1043 | 199/343 | 61/209 | 58 | 29 | 1.8 (1.4 to 2.3) | 3.5 (2.7 to 4.8) |
| Oxycodone + paracetamol | 10/1000 | 2 | 289 | 100/147 | 61/141 | 68 | 43 | 1.6 (1.3 to 2.0) | 4.0 (2.8 to 7.3) |
| Paracetamol | 500 | 6 | 561 | 10/158 | 12/161 | 7 | 6 | 0.9(0.4 to 1.9) | |
| Paracetamol | 600/650 | 19 | 1886 | 121/775 | 102/747 | 16 | 14 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) | |
| Paracetamol | 975/1000 | 28 | 3232 | 259/1423 | 145/919 | 18 | 16 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) | |
| Rofecoxib | 50 | 25 | 3688 | 750/2236 | 409/1168 | 34 | 35 | 0.96 (0.87 to 1.1) | |