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. 2012 Jun 28;2012:1007.
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