Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Adverse effects | |||||
Systematic review |
305 people |
Extrapyramidal adverse effects
with clozapine with other second-generation antipsychotic agents (mainly olanzapine and risperidone) Absolute results not reported |
RR 0.3 95% CI 0.1 to 0.6 NNT 6 95% CI 4 to 9 |
Moderate effect size | clozapine |
Systematic review |
558 people 4 RCTs in this analysis |
Rate of blood dyscrasias
7/281 (3%) with clozapine 5/277 (2%) with other second-generation antipsychotic agents (mainly olanzapine and risperidone) |
RR 0.76 95% CI 0.27 to 2.18 |
Not significant |