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(Continued)<br />

Martensson 2003 TZA<br />

(407 participants)<br />

Mutabingwa 2004 TZA<br />

(1034 participants)<br />

Van den Broek 2004 ZAR<br />

(207 participants)<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA<br />

(355 participants)<br />

Possible adverse events recorded<br />

at each visit (days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7,<br />

14, 21, 28, 35, and 42)<br />

Differential white cell counts at<br />

days 0, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28<br />

An adverse event was defined<br />

as any undesirable medical occurrence<br />

regardless of whether<br />

it was related to the treatments<br />

Parents or guardians were asked<br />

to report on side effects, tolerability<br />

and usefulness of the<br />

treatment (days 0, 14, and 28)<br />

Possible side effects as passively<br />

reported to the examiner were<br />

recorded at each visit (days 0, 1,<br />

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

Field workers visited their<br />

homes to solicit adverse events<br />

on days 0, 2, 3, 7, 14, and 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 />

Unclear SAE: 9 severe adverse events<br />

(2/200 AL vs 7/208 AS+AQ)<br />

all associated with clinically suspected<br />

severe malaria and not<br />

attributed to study drugs<br />

Haematological: No significant<br />

differences in mean WBC<br />

or neutrophil count between<br />

groups<br />

Overall comment: Both regimens<br />

generally well tolerated<br />

Unclear SAE: 1 death in the group<br />

treated with AL<br />

No other reporting of AE<br />

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

judged to be related to the treatment<br />

given<br />

Overall comment: Common<br />

complaints were vomiting, diarrhoea,<br />

abdominal pain, and<br />

anorexia<br />

<strong>The</strong> frequency of potential adverse<br />

events was low (around<br />

10%) and did not differ between<br />

groups. 1 case of urticaria<br />

occurred with AS+AQ<br />

Open label SAE: Not reported<br />

GI: No significant difference<br />

in diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea,<br />

anorexia, abdominal pain<br />

CNS: No significant difference<br />

in difficulty sleeping<br />

CVS/RS: No significant difference<br />

in cough, dyspnoea, palpitation<br />

Other: Body pain more common<br />

with AS+AQ. No difference<br />

in fever, runny nose, itching,<br />

joint pain, ulcers, yellow<br />

eyes<br />

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