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. 2010 Apr 14;2010(4):CD008099. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008099.pub2

Desjardins 1984.

Methods Randomised, double blind, 4 parallel groups. Single oral dose
Medication administered when baseline pain reached a moderate to severe intensity
Pain assessed at 0, 30, 60 min, then hourly up to 6 hours
Participants Surgical removal of impacted teeth, mainly third molars
N = 160
M = 77, F = 82
Man age 25 years
Interventions Codeine 60 mg, n = 40
Aspirin 650 mg, n = 40
Propiram 50 mg, n = 40
Placebo, n = 40
Outcomes PI: standard 4 point scale
PR: standard 5 point scale
PGE: standard 5 point scale
Time use of rescue medication
Adverse events: any, serious
Withdrawals
Notes Oxford Qualtiy Score: R1, DB2, W1. Total = 4
Participants asked to wait "as long as possible" before using rescue medication
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation? Unclear risk Not described
Allocation concealment? Low risk Medication "identified only by numerical code"
Blinding? 
 All outcomes Low risk capsules "identical in appearance"