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3,696 questions · 3,815 findings · 855 reviews

No studies found 573 · 15%GRADE not reported 374 · 9.8%Very low 993 · 26%Low 1,062 · 27.8%Moderate 614 · 16.1%High 199 · 5.2%

Comparison 2: 7 days oral amoxicillin vs 7 days injectable benzylpenicillin + injectable gentamicin

Treatment failure · neonates with fast breathing alone

Comparison 2: 7 days oral amoxicillin showed no clear difference in treatment failure compared with 7 days injectable benzylpenicillin + injectable gentamicin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) vs MEDIUM DOSE (401 mg/day to 800 mg/day)

Global state: no improvement ‐ short term · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) changes global state: no improvement ‐ short term compared with MEDIUM DOSE (401 mg/day to 800 mg/day) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) vs HIGH DOSE (> 800 mg/day ‐ all medium term)

Behaviour: deterioration of behaviour (categorised as reason to leave early) · schizophrenia

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) may leads to higher behaviour: deterioration of behaviour (categorised as reason to… compared with HIGH DOSE (> 800 mg/day ‐ all medium term) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) vs HIGH DOSE (> 800 mg/day ‐ all medium term)

Adverse effects: unspecified extrapyramidal symptoms · schizophrenia

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) probably leads to lower adverse effects: unspecified extrapyramidal symptoms compared with HIGH DOSE (> 800 mg/day ‐ all medium term) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) vs MEDIUM DOSE (401 mg/day to 800 mg/day)

Global state: needing additional medication (sedation with chloral hydrate or a barbiturate > 5 times) ‐ medium term · patients with schizophrenia

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) showed no clear difference in global state: needing additional medication (sedation with chloral… compared with MEDIUM DOSE (401 mg/day to 800 mg/day) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) vs MEDIUM DOSE (401 mg/day to 800 mg/day)

Behaviour: agitation and restlessness ‐ medium term (categorised as adverse event) · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) changes behaviour: agitation and restlessness ‐ medium term (categorised as… compared with MEDIUM DOSE (401 mg/day to 800 mg/day) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) vs MEDIUM DOSE (401 mg/day to 800 mg/day)

Adverse effects: any observed extrapyramidal symptoms ‐ short term (up to 6 months) · patients with schizophrenia

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) probably leads to lower adverse effects: extrapyramidal symptoms (unspecified extrapyramidal… compared with MEDIUM DOSE (401 mg/day to 800 mg/day) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) vs HIGH DOSE (> 800 mg/day ‐ all medium term)

Global state: No clinically significant response (as defined by the original studies) · schizophrenia

CHLORPROMAZINE LOW DOSE (≤ 400 mg/day) probably leads to higher global state: no clinically important improvement ‐ medium term compared with HIGH DOSE (> 800 mg/day ‐ all medium term) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Colchicine (0.5 mg three times per day) vs Clofazimine (100 mg daily for 30 days, then 100 mg every other day)

Complete remission, pain intensity, patient and physician evaluation · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
  • One trial at high risk of bias (de Abreu 2009) compared clofazimine (n=23) with colchicine (n=23). The number with no further aphthous episodes at 6 months was significantly greater in the clofazimine group than the…
    1 study · 46 participants
    GRADE not reported

Colchicine (0.5 mg three times per day) vs Clofazimine (100 mg daily for 30 days, then 100 mg every other day)

Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
  • Clofazimine was associated with an increase in cutaneous adverse effects (Fisher's exact test P=0.015), easily controlled; there was a greater percentage of treatment interruptions in the colchicine group due to…
    1 study · 46 participants
    GRADE not reported

Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) vs prednisolone

Pain at completion of treatment · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) showed no clear difference in pain at completion of treatment compared with prednisolone (5 mg per day for 3 months); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) vs prednisolone

Number of (minor aphthous) oral ulcers · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) showed no clear difference in number of aphthous ulcers at completion compared with prednisolone (5 mg per day for 3 months); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review