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. 2010 Apr 14;2010(4):CD008099. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008099.pub2
    Analgesia Rescue medication
Study ID Treatment PI or PR Number with 50% PR PGE: v good or excellent Median time to use (h) Number using
Baird 1980 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 30
(2) Zomepirac 50 mg, n = 30
(3) Zomepirac 100 mg, n = 29
(4) APC+codeine 60 mg, n = 29
(5) Placebo, n = 30
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 7.0
(5) 5.1
(1) 8/30
(5) 5/30
No data No data At 6 h:
(1) 25/30
(5) 28/30
Bentley 1987 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 21
(2) Paracetamol 1000 mg, n = 41
(3) Paracetamol + codeine 1000/60 mg, n = 41
(4) Placebo, n = 17
TOTPAR 5:
(1) 7.8
(4) 4.9
(1) 9/21
(4) 4/17
Not reported (1) 1.84
(4) 1.44
At 4 h:
(1) 15/21
 (4) 14/17
Bloomfield 1981 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 20
(2) Propiram 50 mg, n = 20
(3) Propiram 100 mg, n = 20
(4) Placebo, n = 20
SPID 6:
(1) 39.0
(4) 31.7
(1) 7/20
(4) 2/20
No data No data No data
Cooper 1982 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 41
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 38
(3) Ibuprofen + Codeine 400/60 mg, n = 41
(4) Aspirin 650 mg, n = 38
(5) Aspirin + codeine 650/60 mg, n = 45
(6) Placebo, n = 46
TOTPAR 4:
(1) 4.1
(6) 2.7
(1) 9/41
(6) 5/46
No usable data Mean:
(1) 2.64
(6) 2.39
No data
Defoort 1983 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 15
(2) Ciramadol 30 mg, n = 13
(3) Ciramadol 60 mg, n = 12
(4) Placebo, n = 14
SPID 6:
(1) 22.2
(4) 19.9
(1) 6/13
(4) 8/14
No data No data (1) 3/15
(4) 1/14
Desjardins 1984 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 40
(2) Aspirin 650 mg, n = 40
(3) Propiram 50 mg, n = 40
(4) Placebo, n = 40
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 3.9
(4) 3.23
(1) 4/40
(4) 3/40
No usable data Mean:
(1) 2.1
(4) 2.0
No data
Forbes 1986 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 44
(2) Naproxen sodium 550 mg, n = 38
(3) Naproxen sodium + codeine 550/60 mg, n = 38
(4) Aspirin 650 mg, n = 36
(5) Placebo, n = 42
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 6.4
(5) 4.1
(1) 10/44
(5) 5/42
No usable data (1) 2.83
(5) 1.94
At 12 h:
(1) 33/44
(5) 36/42
Giglio 1990 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 39
(2) Meclofenamate 100 mg, n = 41
(3) Meclofen/codeine 50/30 mg, n = 40
(4) Meclofen/codeine 100/60 mg, n = 40
(5) Placebo, n = 40
 
 196 for efficacy:
 37, 41, 39, 39, 39
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 5.0
(5) 2.6
(1) 6/37
(5) 1/39
No usable data Mean:
(1) 2.89
(5) 1.80
No data
Herbertson 1986 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 39
(2) Meclofenamate 100 mg, n = 41
(3) Meclofenamate 200 mg, n = 40
(4) Placebo, n = 41
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 6.9
(4) 5.9
(1) 10/39
(4) 9/41
No usable data No data At 6 h:
(1) 18/39
(4) 22/42
Hersh 1993 All pts pretreated with placebo
(1) Codeine
 60 mg, n = 16
(2) Ibuprofen
 400 mg,  n = 12
(3) Placebo, n = 16
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 7.4
(3) 9.0
(1) 5/16
(3) 6/16
No usable data Mean:
(1) 4.2
(3) 1.5
No data
Honig 1984 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 28
(2) Paracetamol 600 mg, n = 28
(3) Paracetamol + codeine 600/60 mg, n = 30
(4) Placebo, n = 30
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 7.2
(4) 5.2
(1) 8/28
(4) 5/30
At 6 h:
(1) 6/27
(4) 4/30
No data At 6 h:
(1) 13/28
(4) 16/30
Jain 1988 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 40
(2) Diflunisal 500 mg, n = 41
(3) Diflunisal + codeine 500/60 mg, n = 40
(4) Placebo, n = 40
TOTPAR 4:
(1) 7.3
(4) 5.5
(1) 20/40
(4) 14/40
At 8 h:
(1) 12/40
(4) 7/40
No data At 4 h:
(1) 6/40
(4) 11/40
Mehlisch 1984 (1) Codeine 90 mg, n = 27
(2) Ketoprofen 25 mg, n = 24
(3) Ketoprofen 50 mg, n = 27
(4) Ketoprofen 100 mg, n = 27
(5) Placebo, n = 24
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 3.8
(5) 1.8
(1) 3/27
(5) 0/24
No usable data No data At 6 h:
(1) 23/27
(5) 23/24
Moore 1997 Dental:
(1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 374
(2) Placebo, n = 373
 
 Other surgery:
(1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 275
(2) Placebo, n = 283
  Dental
(1) 36/374
(2) 28/373
 
 Other
(1) 63/275
(2) 35/283
No data No data No data
Moore 1998 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 33
(2) Aspirin + codeine 650/60 mg, n = 41
(3) Tramadol 50 mg, n = 49
(4) Tramadol 100 mg, n = 49
(5) Placebo, n = 27
  included in Moore 1997 No usable data No usable data At 6 h:
(1) 24/30
(5) 23/27
Sunshine 1983 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 40
(2) Propiram fumarate 50 mg, n = 41
(3) Placebo, n = 39
TOTPAR 4:
(1) 8.6
(3) 5.3
(1) 24/40
(3) 13/39
No data No data At 6 h:
(1) 2/40
(3) 9/39
Sunshine 1987 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 37
(2) Ibuprofen
 400 mg, n = 38
(3)Ibuprofen + codeine 200/30 mg, n= 40
(4) Ibuprofen + codeine 400/60 mg, n = 40
(5) Placebo, n = 40
TOTPAR 4:
(1) 7.0
(5) 5.2
(1) 17/37
(2) 13/40
No useable data No useable data At 4 h:
(1) 8/37
(5) 20/40
Sunshine 1988 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 51
(2) Piroxicam 20 mg, n = 50
(3) Placebo, n = 50
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 11.8
(3) 9.1
(1) 27/51
(3) 19/50
No data No usable data At 6 h:
(1) 17/51
(3) 23/50
van Steenberghe 1986 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 20
(2) Ciramadol 15 mg, n = 13
(3) Ciramadol 30 mg, n = 15
(4) Ciramadol 60 mg, n = 20
(5) Placebo, n = 15
  No usable data No data No data No usable data
Yonkeura 1987 (1) Codeine 60 mg, n = 53
(2) Meclofenamate 100 mg, n = 55
(3) Meclofenamate 200 mg, n = 55
(4) Placebo, n = 52
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 16.4
(4) 14.0
(1) 42/53
(4) 34/52
No usable data No data At 6 h:
(1) 21/53
(4) 30/52