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| || Prevent a single coronary event for an individual with [[Coronary heart disease]] and [[Hyperlipidemia]] <ref name = kumana>{{cite journal| author = C. R. Kumana | coauthors = B. M. Y. Cheung, I. J. Lauder| title = Gauging the Impact of Statins Using Number Needed to Treat| journal = Journal of American Medical Association | year = 1999 | volume = 282 | issue = 20| pages = 1899 - 1902 | url = http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/282/20/1899|pmid = 10580441 |
| || Prevent a single coronary event for an individual with [[Coronary heart disease]] and [[Hyperlipidemia]] <ref name = kumana>{{cite journal| author = C. R. Kumana | coauthors = B. M. Y. Cheung, I. J. Lauder| title = Gauging the Impact of Statins Using Number Needed to Treat| journal = Journal of American Medical Association | year = 1999 | volume = 282 | issue = 20| pages = 1899 - 1902 | url = http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/282/20/1899|pmid = 10580441}}</ref> || 63 per year |
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Revision as of 09:58, 21 April 2009
This is a list of examples of the number needed to treat (NNT) values for various medications and medical interventions. The NNT value is a measure of the utility of administering a drug or performing a medical intervention. A drug that has a large NNT value represents one that confers limited benefit to the individual taking it, requiring many people to be taking the drug for one individual to benefit. On the other hand, an NNT value of 1 indicates an ideal drug that is effective every time for every patient.
Drug examples
| Drug | Condition | NNT |
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| Statins | ||
| Prevent a single coronary event for an individual with Coronary heart disease and Hyperlipidemia [1] | 63 per year | |
| Prevent a single coronary event for an individual without Coronary heart disease and Hyperlipidemia[1] | 256 per year |
References
- ^ a b C. R. Kumana (1999). "Gauging the Impact of Statins Using Number Needed to Treat". Journal of American Medical Association. 282 (20): 1899–1902. PMID 10580441.
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