Table 2

Results of single dose trials in dental and postsurgical pain for comparison of dexketoprofen with placebo, and dexketoprofen with ketoprofen

Dexketoprofen versus placebo


Number of
Percent of patients with at least 50% pain relief






Dexketoprofen dose (mg)
Trials
Patients
Dexketoprofen
Placebo
Relative benefit (95% CI)
NNT (95% CI)

All trials
10/12.5 mg
5
462
45
17
3.4 (2.2 to 5.6)
3.5 (2.7 to 4.9)
20/25 mg
5
455
50
17
3.9 (2.4 to 6.3)
3.0 (2.4 to 3.9)
50 mg
1
67
56
8
6.7 (1.7 to 26)
2.1 (1.5 to 3.5)

Dental
10/12.5 mg
3
261
47
13
3.5 (2.2 to 5.6)
3.0 (2.3 to 4.4)
20/25 mg
3
254
52
13
3.9 (2.4 to 6.3)
2.6 (2.0 to 3.5)
50 mg
1
67
56
8
6.7 (1.7 to 26)
2.1 (1.5 to 3.5)

Postsurgical
10/12.5 mg
2
201
43
21
2.1 (1.4 to 3.3)
4.4 (2.8 to 9.7)
20/25 mg
2
201
47
21
2.3 (1.5 to 3.6)
3.7 (2.5 to 7.0)

Dexketoprofen versus ketoprofen


Number of
Percent of patients with at least 50% pain relief






Dexketoprofen/ketoprofen dose (mg)
Trials
Patients
Dexketoprofen
Ketoprofen
Relative benefit (95% CI)
NNT (95% CI)

All trials






12.5 vs 50
3
287
44
35
0.8 (0.5 to 1.2)
not calculated
25 vs 50
3
284
51
35
1.1 (0.7 to 1.5)
not calculated
50 vs 100
1
247
82
77
1.1 (0.9 to 1.2)
not calculated

25/50 vs 50/100
4
531
65
54
1.2 (1.1 to 1.4)
8.8 (5.1 to 33)

Moore and Barden BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2008 8:11   doi:10.1186/1472-6904-8-11