Corticosteroids vs control
Corticosteroid leads to lower adverse events ‐ hypertension compared with control (high certainty).
- RR 0.15 [0.05, 0.41]2 studies · 467 participantsHigh
Corticosteroid leads to lower adverse events ‐ hypertension compared with control (high certainty).
Topical calcineurin inhibitors: tacrolimus 0.1% ointment showed no clear difference in primary: adverse events ‐ burning/itching at application site compared with vehicle (moderate certainty).
The intervention showed no clear difference in total number of adverse events (high certainty).
The intervention showed no clear difference in total number of adverse events (moderate certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
The intervention showed no clear difference in serious adverse events 49 weeks (low certainty).
Stopping LABA showed no clear difference in serious adverse events 17 weeks compared with continuing use of LABA+ICS (moderate certainty).
Long‐acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) add‐on showed no clear difference in serious adverse events 22 weeks compared with long‐acting beta2‐agonists (LABA) add‐on (low certainty).
The intervention probably leads to higher adverse events ‐ recurrent fever (moderate certainty).
Anti‐IL‐4Rα mAb (dupilumab) showed no clear difference in adverse events ‐ nasopharyngitis, including sore throat (longest… compared with placebo (on top of topical steroids) (low certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes serious adverse events during treatment (very low certainty).
The intervention showed no clear difference in non‐fatal, serious adverse events (all) (moderate certainty).
The intervention showed no clear difference in non‐fatal, serious adverse events (all) (high certainty).
LAMA add‐on showed no clear difference in all‐cause serious adverse events 24 weeks compared with ICS alone (low certainty).
Regular formoterol and ICS showed no clear difference in all‐cause non‐fatal serious adverse events compared with same‐dose ICS (high certainty).
Regular formoterol and ICS showed no clear difference in all‐cause non‐fatal serious adverse events compared with same‐dose ICS (moderate certainty).
Regular formoterol and ICS showed no clear difference in asthma‐related non‐fatal serious adverse events compared with same‐dose ICS (moderate certainty).
It is very uncertain whether regular formoterol and ICS changes asthma‐related non‐fatal serious adverse events compared with same‐dose ICS (very low certainty).