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Summary of findings table ‐ Antipsychotic dose reduction vs dose continuation: Withdrawals due to adverse events

Summary of findings table ‐ Antipsychotic dose reduction probably leads to higher adverse effect ‐ leaving the study early due to adverse effects ‐… compared with dose continuation (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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Summary of findings table ‐ Antipsychotic dose reduction vs dose continuation
Adverse effect ‐ leaving the study early due to adverse effects ‐ overall tolerability (combined time points) · people with schizophrenia
Summary of findings table ‐ Antipsychotic dose reduction probably leads to higher adverse effect ‐ leaving the study early due to adverse effects ‐… compared with dose continuation (moderate certainty).
Antipsychotic dose reduction compared to dose continuation for people with schizophrenia (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.2 [1.39, 3.49]10 studies · 1340 participantsModerate

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Antipsychotic dose reduction compared to dose continuation for people with schizophrenia
2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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How reviews are matched to this question

Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.