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Table 6 Time to events for elevations in hepatic transaminases and APTC events (Safety Population)

From: Long-term retention on treatment with lumiracoxib 100 mg once or twice daily compared with celecoxib 200 mg once daily: A randomised controlled trial in patients with osteoarthritis

 

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

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