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) |