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Table 1 Efficacy probability data for joint pain control in patients with OA

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis for joint pain treatment in patients with osteoarthritis treated at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS): Comparison of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) vs. cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitors

Drugs

Pain control

Presence of adverse events

References

Celecoxib

0.6540

0.567

[29–34]

Nonselective NSAIDs

0.6091

0.45

[29–31]

Acetaminophen

0.515

0.68

[32, 35]

  1. OA, osteoarthritis; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
  2. Effectiveness measure used for this evaluation was number of patients with pain control and no adverse events.