Artemisinin-based combination therapy for ... - The Cochrane Library
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(Continued)<br />
Mayxay 2003 LAO<br />
(220 participants)<br />
Sagara 2005b MLI<br />
(270 participants)<br />
Stohrer 2003 LAO<br />
(108 participants)<br />
oratory tests (including FBC<br />
liver and renal function tests) at<br />
baseline and each day of followup.<br />
Routine follow up daily until<br />
fever and parasites cleared then<br />
weekly until day 42 or anytime<br />
they felt unwell<br />
Potential side effects were<br />
recorded at each visit<br />
Routine follow up on days 1, 2,<br />
3, 7, 14, 21, and 28<br />
Complete blood count, ALT<br />
and creatinine on 20% of participants<br />
on days 0 and 14<br />
A serious adverse event was defined<br />
according to the International<br />
Conference on Harmonisation<br />
Treatment emergent symptoms<br />
and signs were recorded on days<br />
0 to 3<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 />
AS+MQ<br />
CNS: Headache, dizziness, and sleep disorder-<br />
27.4% AL vs 16.4% AS+MQ<br />
CVS/RS: ECG 2% of each group showed QT prolongation<br />
of potential relevance with no cardiac<br />
complication<br />
Haematological: Slight worsening of anaemia after<br />
3 days in both groups<br />
Biochemical: Liver function tests slightly abnormal<br />
at baseline. All baseline parameters normalized<br />
over the course of treatment. Renal function,<br />
electrolytes, glucose. Protein, urine tests showed<br />
no relevant changes after baseline in either group.<br />
Other: Skin reactions 8 AL vs 2 AS+MQ<br />
Open label SAE: 3 serious neuropsychiatric events in AS+MQ<br />
group<br />
GI: Nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, and<br />
diarrhoea more common with AS+MQ (P < 0.05)<br />
CNS: Weakness, dizziness, headache, confusion,<br />
and irritable/angry all more common with<br />
AS+MQ (P < 0.05). No difference in nightmares<br />
and tinnitus.<br />
CVS/RS: No difference in palpitations or dyspnoea<br />
Other: No difference in urticaria, herpes or blurred<br />
vision<br />
Open label SAE: Not mentioned<br />
GI: Vomiting more common with AS+MQ (P =<br />
0.04). No significant difference in abdominal pain<br />
or diarrhoea.<br />
CNS: No significant difference in headache, weakness,<br />
dizziness (P = 0.06) or malaise<br />
Dermatological: No significant difference in pruritis<br />
or rash<br />
Biochemical: States ’both treatments were similar<br />
<strong>for</strong> laboratory adverse events’<br />
Open label SAE: 1 AL: severe diarrhoea, 1 ASMQ heavy sleep<br />
disorder and dizziness<br />
GI: None of the patients in either arm vomited<br />
within 1 hour of drug intake. No differences<br />
in abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea,<br />
anorexia.<br />
CNS: Headache, dizziness, weakness, sleep disorder:<br />
14 AL vs 22 ASMQ no significant difference<br />
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