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Analgesic Efficacy of Amfenac, Aspirin and Placebo After Extraction of Impacted Teeth
Author(s) -
Jain Adesh K.,
Hunley Clay C.,
Kuebel J.,
McMahon F. Gilbert,
Ryan Jerome J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1986.tb03482.x
Subject(s) - aspirin , medicine , placebo , analgesic , visual analogue scale , anesthesia , adverse effect , molar , dentistry , alternative medicine , pathology
Amfenac, an arylacetic acid derivative, is a new investigational, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent that has exhibited analgesic properties superior to those of phenylbutazone in animals. This double‐blind, randomized, parallel study was an early clinical trial to evaluate the analagesic efficacy of one oral dose of amfenac 100 mg compared to aspirin 600 mg and placebo in 120 subjects with moderate to severe pain after extraction of impacted molar teeth. Self‐evaluated subjective pain intensity and relief reports for 4 hours were used as indexes of response. Analgesic effects of amfenac were significantly superior to those of placebo (p < 0.001) and aspirin (p < 0.05) by most measurements. Aspirin 600 mg was superior to placebo based on total pain relief and global scores (p < 0.05). Compared with aspirin 600 mg, amfenac 100 mg provided greater and faster analgesia, lasting at least for 4 hours. Ordinal pain intensity scores correlated well with the visual pain analog scale. Seven (17.5%) patients taking amfenac compared to 5 (12.5%) taking placebo reported minor adverse effects).