Donepezil 5 mg vs placebo
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Donepezil 5 mg leads to higher clinical global impression: CIBIC‐Plus (Improvement) at 24 weeks… compared with placebo (high certainty).
Donepezil 5 mg showed no clear difference in adverse events (all reported adverse events grouped) at 24 weeks compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
Donepezil 5 mg showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (excluding death) at 24 weeks compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
Donepezil 10 mg/day showed no clear difference in clinician‐rated global impression test (improved compared with… compared with donepezil 5 mg/day (moderate certainty).
Donepezil 10 mg/day probably leads to higher acceptability of treatment (as measured by withdrawals from trial… compared with donepezil 5 mg/day (moderate certainty).
Donepezil 10 mg/day probably leads to higher incidence of adverse events (at least one adverse event by 24 weeks) compared with donepezil 5 mg/day (moderate certainty).