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Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs Artemether plus amodiaquine<br />

Study ID Adverse event monitoring Blinding Adverse events<br />

Hasugian 2005 IDN<br />

(334 participants)<br />

Karema 2004 RWA<br />

(504 participants)<br />

Assessed at each follow-up visit<br />

(daily until afebrile and clear<br />

of parasites, then weekly to day<br />

42)<br />

An adverse event defined as a<br />

symptom that developed after<br />

starting treatment<br />

Assessed at each follow-up visit<br />

(days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21, and<br />

28)<br />

An adverse event defined as any<br />

unfavourable and unintended<br />

sign associated temporally with<br />

the use of the drug administered<br />

Differential WBC count (and<br />

liver function tests at one site<br />

only) assessed at days 0 and 14<br />

Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Study ID Adverse event monitoring Blinding Adverse events<br />

Karunajeewa 2007 PNG<br />

(245 participants)<br />

Adverse event monitoring not<br />

described<br />

Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Study ID Adverse event monitoring Blinding Adverse events<br />

Karema 2004 RWA<br />

(510 participants)<br />

Assessed at each follow-up visit<br />

(days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21, and<br />

28)<br />

<strong>Artemisinin</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>combination</strong> <strong>therapy</strong> <strong>for</strong> treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)<br />

Copyright © 2009 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Cochrane</strong> Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<br />

Open label SAE: 3 with AS+AQ (2 vomiting, 1 ataxia), none<br />

with DHA-P<br />

GI: On days 1 and 2 more nausea (P = 0.004), vomiting<br />

(P = 0.02), anorexia (P = 0.007) with AS+AQ<br />

No further comment<br />

Open label SAE: Not reported (one seizure with AS+AQ)<br />

GI: More vomiting (P = 0.007) and anorexia (P =<br />

0.005) with AS+AQ. No difference in abdominal<br />

pain, diarrhoea, nausea<br />

CNS: More fatigue with AS+AQ (P = 0.001). No<br />

difference in seizures, headache, dizziness, drowsiness<br />

CVS/RS: No difference in cough, angina, oedema<br />

Biochemical: No differences in mean PCV or mean<br />

WBC. No hepatotoxicity observed (one site only)<br />

Other: No difference in rash<br />

Open label Overall comment: No treatment withdrawals were<br />

attributable to adverse events related to a study drug<br />

No other significant differences are noted between<br />

treatments<br />

Open label SAE: Not reported (1 seizure with AQ+SP)<br />

GI: More vomiting (P = 0.007) and anorexia (P =<br />

0.005) with AQ+SP. No difference in abdominal<br />

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