| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Abenavoli 2013 | Not a pharmacological intervention. |
| Abenavoli 2015 | Not a randomised clinical trial. |
| Acquati 2007 | Comparison of different regimens of same drug class. |
| Athyros 2011 | Comparison of different regimens of same drug class. |
| Carnelutti 2012 | Comparison of pharmacological intervention versus non pharmacological intervention. |
| Corey 2015a | study excluded because on children. |
| Dajani 2015 | Not a pharmacological intervention. |
| Faghihzadeh 2014 | Not a pharmacological intervention |
| Fan 2010 | Not a randomised clinical trial. |
| Fan 2013 | Not a randomised clinical trial. |
| Gastaldelli 2015 | Study on patients without NAFLD. |
| Han 2012 | Comparison of same class of drugs. |
| Han 2014a | Not a pharmacological intervention |
| Idilman 2008 | Not a randomised clinical trial. |
| Jaafari 2012 | Not a randomised clinical trial. |
| Kowdley 2015 | Not a primary study. |
| Kowdley 2015a | Not a primary study. |
| Li 2015 | Not a pharmacological intervention. |
| Lo 2016 | Study on patients without NAFLD. |
| McCormick 2015 | Not a pharmacological intervention. |
| Merat 2015 | Study on patients without NAFLD. |
| Oh 2016 | Study on patients fatigued patients with and without NAFLD. Separate data on people with NAFLD was not reported. |
| Scorletti 2014 | Not a pharmacological intervention. |
| Scorletti 2015 | Not a pharmacological intervention. |
| Shiasi 2014 | Study on children. |
| Sultana 2012 | Not a randomised clinical trial. |
| Talebi 2015 | Not a pharmacological intervention. |
| Tan 2011 | Not a pharmacological intervention. |
| Taniai 2009 | Not a randomised clinical trial. |
| Tsuchiya 2011 | Comparison of two 'other' anti‐diabetes drugs. |
| Vos 2016 | Wrong population. Study on children. |
| Wang 2013 | Not a pharmacological intervention. |
| Zelber‐Sagi 2006 | Not a randomised clinical trial (quasi‐randomised study). |
NAFLD = non‐alcohol related fatty liver disease