Clinical trials of pharmacological interventions for SARS‐CoV‐2 published in leading medical journals report adherence but not how it was assessed

Half of RCTs of SARS-CoV-2 pharmacological interventions published in leading medical journals in 2021 complied with reporting of how adherence assessments were made and almost none complied with both TIDieR Items 11 and 12. The implications for interpretation, application and replication of findings based on these publications warrant consideration.