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(Continued)<br />

Van den Broek 2003a BGD<br />

(242 participants)<br />

Van Vugt 1998 THA<br />

(200 participants)<br />

Routine follow up on days 0, 1,<br />

2, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, and 42<br />

and any other day when feeling<br />

ill<br />

Possible side effects assessed at<br />

each visit<br />

Routine follow up daily until<br />

fever and parasites cleared then<br />

weekly to day 28<br />

A questionnaire <strong>for</strong> adverse effects<br />

was completed at each<br />

visit. Full neurological examination<br />

on days 0, 3, 7, and<br />

28. Complete haematology and<br />

biochemistry (at one centre) on<br />

days 0, 3, 7, and 28.<br />

Artesunate plus mefloquine vs Artesunate plus amodiaquine<br />

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

Faye 2003 SEN<br />

(505 participants)<br />

All side effects were monitored<br />

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

and 28) and passively during<br />

the study<br />

25% were randomly selected <strong>for</strong><br />

blood counts, liver, and renal<br />

function tests at days 0, 14, 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: None observed<br />

During the first 3 days headache, vomiting, nausea,<br />

and dizziness were significantly more common<br />

with AS+MQ (P < 0.05)<br />

Other complaints were: sleeplessness, pruritis/<br />

rash, epigastric pain, sweating with AS+MQ;<br />

blurred vision and anorexia with AL<br />

Open label SAE: 1 with AL: coma lasting 4 days 12 days after<br />

treatment, 1 with AS+MQ; generalized urticaria<br />

on day 1<br />

Vomiting of medication: 4/150 AL vs 5/50 ASMQ<br />

(P = 0.045)<br />

GI: Anorexia, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain,<br />

hepatomegaly less common with AL (12.7% AL<br />

vs 26% AS+MQ, P = 0.043)<br />

CVS: No electrocardiographic changes<br />

CNS: CNS symptoms (dizziness, sleep disorder,<br />

headache) less common with AL (6% AL vs 34%<br />

AS+MQ, P < 0.0001). One case of tremor and 2<br />

cases of numbness with AL.<br />

Overall: Possible drug related adverse events less<br />

common with AL (33/150 AL vs 23/50 ASMQ,<br />

P = 0.002)<br />

Open label SAE: No serious adverse events<br />

Overall comment: <strong>The</strong> side effects observed with<br />

each treatment <strong>combination</strong> were minor; mainly<br />

gastralgia, dizziness, pruritis, asthenia, and vomiting<br />

Biochemical: No severe alterations in renal or hepatic<br />

function were observed<br />

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