Table 6

Time to events for elevations in hepatic transaminases and APTC events (Safety Population)


Lumiracoxib 100 mg o.d. (n = 755)
Lumiracoxib 100 mg b.i.d. (n = 1,519)
Celecoxib 200 mg o.d. (n = 758)
Time interval (days)
No. of subjects with events within the interval
Incidence rate within the interval (%)
No. of subjects with events within the interval
Incidence rate within the interval (%)
No. of subjects with events within the interval
Incidence rate within the interval (%)

AST/ALT >3 × ULN
     1 – 49
0
0.00
4
0.26
1
0.13
     50 – 105
1
0.15
7
0.53
1
0.15
     106 – 196
6
1.15
18
1.64
1
0.19
     197 – 287
3
0.76
5
0.63
0
0.00
     >287
1
0.28
1
0.14
0
0.00
Definite/probable APTC events
     1 – 49
0
0.00
1
0.07
0
0.00
     50 – 105
0
0.00
1
0.07
1
0.13
     106 – 196
1
0.13
1
0.07
0
0.00
     197 – 287
1
0.13
3
0.20
1
0.13
     >287
1
0.13
0
0.00
0
0.00

o.d. = once daily; b.i.d. = twice daily.

Fleischmann et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:32   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-32