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HALOPERIDOL vs ARIPIPRAZOLE: Adverse effects: any serious, specific ‐ dystonia during 24 hours

Population
patients with psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
Intervention
HALOPERIDOL
Comparison
ARIPIPRAZOLE
Outcome
Adverse effects: any serious, specific ‐ dystonia during 24 hours

It is very uncertain whether HALOPERIDOL changes adverse effects: any serious, specific ‐ dystonia during 24 hours compared with OTHER ANTIPSYCHOTIC: a. ARIPIPRAZOLE (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
HALOPERIDOL vs OTHER ANTIPSYCHOTIC: a. ARIPIPRAZOLE
Adverse effects: any serious, specific ‐ dystonia during 24 hours · patients with psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
It is very uncertain whether HALOPERIDOL changes adverse effects: any serious, specific ‐ dystonia during 24 hours compared with OTHER ANTIPSYCHOTIC: a. ARIPIPRAZOLE (very low certainty).
Haloperidol for psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation (rapid tranquillisation) (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 6.63 [1.52, 28.86]2 studies · 477 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Haloperidol for psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation (rapid tranquillisation)
2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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