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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 11.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Sep 7;(9):CD008659. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008659.pub2

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)