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Hydrocodone is a semisynthetic opioid with analgesic and antitussive properties qualitatively similar to other opioid agonists. Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent with analgesic and antipyretic activity and is an effective, primarily peripheral-acting antiinflammatory analgesic. The objective of this clinical trial was to determine the additive analgesic effect of the combination of 15 mg hydrocodone bitartrate with 400 mg ibuprofen, relative to 400 mg ibuprofen alone and placebo, in the treatment of postoperative pain. The single-dose analgesic efficacy of the combination of hydrocodone bitartrate with ibuprofen was compared with ibuprofen alone and placebo in 120 patients with moderate or severe postoperative pain after abdominal surgery. Analgesia was measured during the 6-hour period after dosing based on onset of relief, hourly and summary variables, and duration of effect. A significantly greater proportion of patients treated with the hydrocodone/ibuprofen combination reported onset of relief compared with ibuprofen or placebo; however, the distribution functions for time to onset of relief did not differ among treatments. Hydrocodone with ibuprofen and ibuprofen alone were significantly more effective than placebo for all measures of analgesia. The combination of hydrocodone with ibuprofen was significantly superior to ibuprofen for all hourly analgesic evaluations, weighted sum of pain intensity differences (SPID), total pain relief (TOTPAR), and global rating of study medication. No patients in the hydrocodone with ibuprofen group required analgesic remedication during the 6-hour study period, compared with 25% and 82% in the ibuprofen and placebo groups, respectively. The analgesic superiority of 15 mg hydrocodone bitartrate combined with 400 mg ibuprofen compared with 400 mg ibuprofen alone was demonstrated across many efficacy variables.
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