Morphine vs methadone: Adverse events (treatment related) To discharge
- Population
- newborn infants with opioid withdrawal
- Intervention
- Morphine
- Comparison
- methadone
- Outcome
- Adverse events (treatment related) To discharge
Morphine showed no clear difference in adverse events (treatment related) To discharge compared with methadone (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Morphine vs methadone Adverse events (treatment related) To discharge · newborn infants with opioid withdrawal Morphine showed no clear difference in adverse events (treatment related) To discharge compared with methadone (low certainty). Opioid treatment for opioid withdrawal in newborn infants (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.33 [0.01, 8.02] | 1 study · 116 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid treatment for opioid withdrawal in newborn infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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