Table 1.

Recommended dose range for NSAIDs for OA and RA in UK.^*

NSAIDs	Recommended adult dose range in UK (OA)	Recommended adult dose range in UK (RA)
Etoricoxib	30–60 mg once a day	90 mg once a day
Naproxen	0.5–1g per day in 2 divided doses	0.5–1g per day in 2 divided doses
Celecoxib	200 mg once a day or in 2 divided doses, maximum 400 mg daily	200–400 mg daily in 2 divided doses, maximum 400 mg daily
Diclofenac	75–150 mg per day in 2–3 divided doses	75–150 mg per day in 2–3 divided doses
Ibuprofen	1200–1800 mg per day, maximum 2400 mg per day	1200–1800 mg per day, maximum 2400 mg per day
Rofecoxib$	25 mg once daily, maximum 50 mg once daily	25 mg once daily, maximum 50 mg once daily

^*Data from MIMS website, www.mims.co.uk (accessed 4 April 2004).

^$No longer available.

NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; OA, osteoarthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.