Comparison 6. Sensitivity analysis ‐ Trials comparing extended medication reviews with basic medication reviews.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
6.1 Mortality (all‐cause) ‐ alternative ITT analysis	4	2142	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.25 [0.93, 1.68]
6.2 Hospital readmissions (all‐cause) ‐ alternative ITT analysis	3	1996	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.99 [0.74, 1.31]
6.3 Hospital emergency department contacts (all‐cause) ‐ alternative ITT analysis	2	1602	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.96 [0.68, 1.36]
6.4 Mortality (all‐cause) ‐ fixed‐effect	4	2087	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.30 [0.96, 1.74]
6.5 Hospital readmissions (all‐cause) ‐ fixed‐effect	3	1918	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.94 [0.83, 1.06]
6.6 Hospital emergency department contacts (all‐cause) ‐ fixed‐effect	2	1522	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.00 [0.70, 1.41]