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Intermittent/cyclic etidronate 400 mg/day vs placebo: Withdrawals due to adverse events

It is very uncertain whether intermittent/cyclic etidronate 400 mg/day changes withdrawals due to adverse events compared with placebo (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Intermittent/cyclic etidronate 400 mg/day vs placebo
Withdrawals due to adverse events · postmenopausal women with a higher risk for fracturesa
It is very uncertain whether intermittent/cyclic etidronate 400 mg/day changes withdrawals due to adverse events compared with placebo (very low certainty).
Etidronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.09 [0.54, 2.18]Not reportedVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Etidronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women
2024 · 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

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