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61 questions · 61 findings · 20 reviews

No studies found 2 · 3.3%GRADE not reported 1 · 1.6%Very low 30 · 49.2%Low 20 · 32.8%Moderate 8 · 13.1%High 0 · 0%

Levomepromazine vs Typical antipsychotics

Withdrawals due to adverse events · patients with schizophrenia

Levomepromazine showed no clear difference in leaving the study early ‐ short term ‐ due to adverse events compared with typical antipsychotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Levomepromazine vs atypical antipsychotics

Withdrawals due to adverse events · patients with schizophrenia

Levomepromazine showed no clear difference in leaving the study early ‐ short term ‐ due to adverse events compared with atypical antipsychotics (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

FLUPENTHIXOL DECANOATE vs other depot antipsychotic drugs

Leaving the study early ‐ short/medium term Rate of attrition · patients with schizophrenia or related psychoses

FLUPENTHIXOL DECANOATE showed no clear difference in leaving the study early ‐ short/medium term Rate of attrition compared with OTHER DEPOT ANTIPSYCHOTICS (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Levomepromazine vs atypical antipsychotics

Leaving the study early ‐ short term ‐ due to lack of efficacy · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether levomepromazine changes leaving the study early ‐ short term ‐ due to lack of efficacy compared with atypical antipsychotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Levomepromazine vs Typical antipsychotics

Leaving the study early ‐ short term ‐ due to lack of efficacy · patients with schizophrenia

Levomepromazine showed no clear difference in leaving the study early ‐ short term ‐ due to lack of efficacy compared with typical antipsychotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Perazine vs OTHER ANTIPSYCHOTICS

Adverse effects – leaving the study early due to adverse effects – overall tolerability – total · patients with schizophrenia

Perazine showed no clear difference in overall tolerability Leaving the study early due to adverse events compared with other antipsychotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Levomepromazine vs atypical antipsychotics

Leaving the study early ‐ short term ‐ due to patient deterioration · patients with schizophrenia

Levomepromazine showed no clear difference in leaving the study early ‐ short term ‐ due to patient deterioration compared with atypical antipsychotics (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Benzodiazepines vs antipsychotics

Unacceptability of treatment (drop-outs / leaving study early) · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether BENZODIAZEPINES changes leaving the study early due to any reason (overall acceptability of… compared with ANTIPSYCHOTICS (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Benzodiazepines vs antipsychotics

Adverse effects (drop‐outs due to adverse effects4) · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether BENZODIAZEPINES changes leaving the study early due to adverse effects (overall tolerability… compared with ANTIPSYCHOTICS (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Switch to another antipsychotic vs antipsychotic cessation

Leaving the study early · psychiatric patients (schizophrenia) with antipsychotic‐induced tardive dyskinesia

It is very uncertain whether switch to another antipsychotic changes acceptability of the treatment: leaving the study early compared with antipsychotic cessation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Specific antipsychotic vs other drugs

Leaving the study early · patients with antipsychotic‐induced tardive dyskinesia

It is very uncertain whether specific antipsychotic changes acceptability of the treatment: leaving the study early compared with other drugs (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

RISPERIDONE vs QUETIAPINE

Leaving the study early · people with both severe mental illness and substance misuse

RISPERIDONE showed no clear difference in leaving the study early: 1. any reason, long term (>12 months) compared with QUETIAPINE ‒ short‐ and long‐term data (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review