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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

14 questions · 14 findings · 10 reviews

No studies found 2 · 14.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 42.9%Low 3 · 21.4%Moderate 3 · 21.4%High 0 · 0%

Paracetamol vs placebo

Serious adverse events Up to 12 weeks' · Patients with acute low‐back pain

Paracetamol showed no clear difference in serious adverse events Up to 12 weeks' compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Paracetamol vs placebo

Serious adverse events: number experiencing 24 weeks · Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip

Paracetamol showed no clear difference in serious adverse events: number experiencing 24 weeks compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Serious adverse events · people with cancer pain
1 finding from 1 review

Diclofenac vs paracetamol

Serious adverse events during the study period · children with acute postoperative pain

It is very uncertain whether diclofenac changes serious adverse events during study period № of participants: 60 (1… compared with paracetamol (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ibuprofen vs paracetamol

Serious adverse events, defined as any medical event at any dose that results in death, is life‐threatening, requires hospitalisation (or prolongation of existing hospitalisation) or results in permanent damage or disability (FDA 2016) · children with acute postoperative pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review