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. 2009 Jan 21;2009(1):CD004234. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004234.pub3

Malmstrom 2004.

Methods RCT, BD, single dose, 4 parallel groups
Medication administered when baseline pain reached a moderate to severe intensity
Pain assessed at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 mins, then hourly to 8 hours, then at 10, 12, 20 and 24 hours
Participants Surgical extraction of ≥2 third molars, with 1 impacted
Mean age 201
N = 201
M = 97, F = 104
Interventions Naproxen sodium 550 mg, n = 50
Etoricoxib 120 mg, n = 50
Paracetamol plus codeine 600/60 mg, n = 50
Placebo, n = 50
Outcomes PI: std 4 point scale
PR: std 5 point scale
PGE: std 5 point scale
Time to use of rescue medication
Number of participants using rescue medication
Number of participants with any and serious adverse events
Number of participants withdrawing due to adverse events
Notes Oxford Quality Score: R2, DB2, W1
Rescue medication permitted after 1.5 hours. Rescue medication: paracetamol/hydrocodone 500/550 mg