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. 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD001548. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001548.pub2
Summary of results A: Number of participants with ≥ 50% pain relief over 4 to 6 hours
Dose  Studies Participants Ibuprofen (%) Placebo (%) NNT (95%CI)
50 mg 3 316 31 10 4.7 (3.3 to 8.0)
100 mg 4 396 31 8 4.3 (3.2 to 6.4)
200 mg 20 2690 46 9 2.7 (2.5 to 3.0)
400 mg 61 6475 54 14 2.5 (2.4 to 2.6)
600 mg 3 203 77 40 2.7 (2.0 to 4.2)
800 mg 1 76 100 38 1.6 (1.3 to 2.2)