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. 2012 Jun 28;2012:1007.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Symptom severity

Systematic review
315 people
4 RCTs in this analysis
Change in Clinical Global Impression scale (CGI)
with clozapine
with olanzapine, risperidone, and zotepine
Absolute results not reported

WMD –0.10
95% CI –0.34 to +0.15
The number of people studied was too small to detect a clinically important difference between groups
Not significant

Systematic review
351 people
5 RCTs in this analysis
Proportion with <20% improvement in Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) or Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
83/173 (48%) with clozapine
81/178 (46%) with olanzapine, risperidone, and zotepine

RR 0.93
95% CI 0.75 to 1.16
The number of people studied was too small to detect a clinically important difference between groups
Not significant