Serious adverse events · School‐aged children and adults
Intermittent ICS showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · Preschool children (<6 years)
Intermittent ICS showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · episodic viral wheeze in children
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Patients with serious adverse health events (duration 12 to 52 weeks) · Children and adults with persistent asthma.
Intermittent 'as needed' ICS showed no clear difference in patients with serious adverse health events (duration 12 to 52 weeks) compared with daily ICS (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · postmenopausal women with a higher risk for fracturesa
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Serious adverse events · postmenopausal women at lower risk of fractures1
Intermittent/cyclic etidronate 400 mg/day showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.9 [0.52, 1.54]
Studies not reported
Moderate
Serious adverse events
Continuous showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with intermittent Antibiotic Infusions (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · people with bronchiectasis
28 days on/off antibiotic regimen showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with 28 days on/off placebo regimen (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1 [0.68, 1.46]
Studies not reported
Low
Serious adverse events · people with bronchiectasis
14 days on/off antibiotic regimen showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with 28 days on/off antibiotic regimen (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.83 [0.37, 1.86]
Studies not reported
Moderate
Serious adverse events · people with bronchiectasis
14 days on/off antibiotic regimen showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with 14 days on/off placebo regimen (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.92 [0.63, 1.33]
Studies not reported
High
Serious adverse events · episodic viral wheeze in children
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Non‐serious adverse events · Children aged less than 5 years
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Serious drug related adverse events · Children aged less than 5 years
1 finding from 1 review