Systematic reviews of adverse effects of drug interventions: a survey of their conduct and reporting quality

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First Author V. Cornelius
Journal PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY
Year Of Publishing 2009
URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/pds.1844?download=true
Keywords • Harms
• Pharmacological
• Low reporting quality
Problem(s) • No quality assessment undertaken or reported
• Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria
• Intervention not described / defined
• Search strategy not provided
Number of systematic reviews included 43
Summary of Findings The majority of the 43 included reviews of adverse effects of drug interventions were of poor reporting quality.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? No
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes