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1,514 questions · 1,543 findings · 649 reviews

No studies found 224 · 14.5%GRADE not reported 105 · 6.8%Very low 383 · 24.8%Low 447 · 29%Moderate 293 · 19%High 91 · 5.9%

Intraglandular botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injection vs placebo injection

Adverse events (participants with >=1 adverse event) · Adults with Parkinson's disease and sialorrhea (drooling)

Type A botulinum toxin showed a borderline, non-significant increase in adverse events versus placebo (RD 0.10, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.21; ungraded subgroup).

3 findings from 1 review

Belimumab 10 mg/kg vs placebo

Participants with one or more serious adverse events · people with active systemic lupus erythematosus (but not active nephritis or active central nervous system involvement)

Belimumab 10 mg/kg showed no clear difference in participants with one or more serious adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Donepezil 10 mg/day vs placebo

Serious adverse events (excluding death) at 24 weeks · vascular dementia and other vascular cognitive impairments

Donepezil 10 mg showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (excluding death) at 24 weeks compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Donepezil 5 mg vs placebo

Serious adverse events (excluding death) at 24 weeks · vascular dementia and other vascular cognitive impairments

Donepezil 5 mg showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (excluding death) at 24 weeks compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Statins vs placebo

Discontinuation of medication due to adverse events · older people with normal cognitiona

Statins showed no clear difference in adverse events leading to discontinuation of therapy compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin vs placebo or no intervention

Serious adverse events ‐ total number of participants · prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis

Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin showed no clear difference in serious adverse events ‐ total number of participants compared with placebo/no intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Rivastigmine vs placebo

Adverse events (all adverse events) at 24 to 26 weeks · vascular dementia and other vascular cognitive impairments

It is very uncertain whether rivastigmine changes adverse events (all adverse events) at 24 to 26 weeks compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Galantamine vs placebo

Serious adverse events (excluding deaths) at 26 weeks · vascular dementia and other vascular cognitive impairments

Galantamine showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (excluding deaths) at 26 weeks compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oestrogen in combination with progestogen (sequential or continuous) vs placebo

Specific adverse events · women with PMS

It is very uncertain whether oestrogen in combination with progestogen (sequential or continuous) changes specific adverse events over 2 to 4 menstrual cycles1 compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

PERPHENAZINE vs placebo

Adverse events: serious adverse events ‐ not reported · patients with schizophrenia

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Lidocaine vs placebo or no intervention

Adverse events (AEs; adverse drug reaction): asystole · patients with acute myocardial infarction

It is very uncertain whether lidocaine changes adverse events (AEs; adverse drug reaction): asystole compared with placebo or no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ocrelizumab vs placebo

Number of participants with any serious adverse events · primary progressive multiple sclerosis

Ocrelizumab showed no clear difference in number of participants with any serious adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review