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. 2002 Oct 21;2002(4):CD003867. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003867

Mora‐Durban 1992.

Methods Randomised, double blind
No placebo group
Baseline PI = severe pain
Self assessment at t = 0, 10, 20, 30, 45, 60 min
Participants N=51
Dipyrone 2 g + hyoscine 20 mg: n=26
Flurbiprofen 150 mg: n=25
Interventions Dipyrone 2 g + hyoscine 20 mg
Flurbiprofen 150 mg
Single IM dose, 1 hr
Rescue medication was allowed 20 min after the first dose.
 34% of patients on dipyrone and 26.9% on flubiprofen took rescue anlagesia.
Outcomes PI = nonstandard 5 point categorical scale (0‐4)
VAS (0‐100mm) for PI
 Global rating of treatment effect by the patient and the physician (4 point scale)
20 min SPID:
 Dipyrone 2 g + hyoscine 20 mg=8.28
 Flurbiprofen 150 mg=9.82
Notes 1 patient from the flubiprofen group did not meet the inclusion criteria.
Adverse effects:
 Multiple dose AEs:
 Number of patients with AEs:19.2% (5 patients) dipyrone; 11.5% (3 patients) 
 flurbiprofen
Local pain at injection site: dipyrone 2 g + hyoscine 20 mg (5); 
 flurbiprofen 150 mg (3).
QS = 3
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk A ‐ Adequate