Summary of results G: Any adverse event within 24 hours in placebo‐controlled studies | |||||||||
Route of administration | Dose (mg) | Number of | Number with outcome/total | Percent with outcome | Relative harm (95% CI) | NNH (95% CI) | |||
Studies | Participants | Active | Placebo | Active | Placebo | ||||
In participants with moderate or severe baseline pain | |||||||||
Oral | 25 | 4 | 1550 | 371/956 | 220/594 | 39 | 37 | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.3) | Not calculated |
Oral | 50 | 10 | 3728 | 667/2114 | 389/1614 | 32 | 24 | 1.3 (1.2 to 1.4) | 13 (9.7 to 22) |
Oral | 100 | 12 | 3257 | 931/2171 | 255/1086 | 43 | 23 | 1.7 (1.5 to 1.9) | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) |
Subcutaneous | 4 | 3 | 720 | 313/442 | 113/278 | 71 | 41 | 1.8 (1.6 to 2.2) | 3.3 (2.7 to 4.4) |
Subcutaneous | 6 | 9 | 1342 | 341/767 | 137/575 | 44 | 24 | 2.1 (1.8 to 2.5) | 4.9 (3.9 to 6.4) |
Intranasal | 20 | 2 | 516 | 125/331 | 27/185 | 38 | 15 | 2.9 (2.0 to 4.2) | 4.3 (3.3 to 6.3) |
In participants with mild baseline pain | |||||||||
Oral | 50 | 6 | 1242 | 104/642 | 43/600 | 16 | 7 | 2.3 (1.6 to 3.2) | 11 (8.0 to 18) |
Oral | 100 | 4 | 941 | 89/471 | 32/470 | 19 | 7 | 2.7 (1.9 to 4.0) | 8.3 (6.1 to 13) |