Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Serious adverse events · Patients with active mild to moderate ulcerative colitis

Oral 5‐ASA showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with comparator 5‐ASA (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral 5‐aminosalicylic acid for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.59 [0.22, 1.56]
4 studies · 677 participants
Low

Serious adverse events · Patients with active mild to moderate ulcerative colitis

Oral 5‐ASA showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with SASP (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral 5‐aminosalicylic acid for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.36 [0.28, 6.52]
2 studies · 107 participants
Low

Serious adverse events · Patients with active mild to moderate ulcerative colitis

Oral 5‐ASA showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral 5‐aminosalicylic acid for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.53 [0.18, 1.56]
4 studies · 746 participants
Low