Figure 3From: Utility of the sore throat pain model in a multiple-dose assessment of the acute analgesic flurbiprofen: a randomized controlled study Efficacy of multiple doses of flurbiprofen 8.75 mg or placebo lozenges over 24 hours. ANOVA was used to compare flurbiprofen 8.75 mg and placebo groups for the time-weighted summed differences in LS mean scores over 24 hours for A) sore throat pain (on the STPIS), B) difficulty swallowing (on the DSS), and C) swollen throat (on the SwoTS). ANOVA, analysis of variance; CI, confidence interval; DSS, Difficulty Swallowing Scale; h, hour; LS, least square; STPIS, Sore Throat Pain Intensity Scale; SwoTS, Swollen Throat Scale.Back to article page