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THE OCCURRENCE OF ADVERSE SIDE-EFFECTS DURING CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS OF NONSTEROIDAL ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS
Research Institute for Rheumatic Diseases Prague, Czechoslovakia
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The side-effects which occurred in the course of 13 controlled trials of new nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are reviewed. Of 1643 patients treated, 185 (11%) reported adverse effects which in 5% of patients led to withdrawal from the trial.