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Artemether-lumefantrine vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

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

Bousema 2004 KEN<br />

(249 participants)<br />

Karunajeewa 2007 PNG<br />

(249 participants)<br />

Mukhtar 2005 SDN<br />

(160 participants)<br />

Van den Broek 2004 ZAR<br />

(197 participants)<br />

Adverse event monitoring not<br />

described<br />

Adverse event monitoring not<br />

described<br />

Adverse event monitoring not<br />

described<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 />

Artemether-lumefantrine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Single blind (outcome assessors)<br />

AE not reported<br />

Open label Overall comment: No treatment<br />

withdrawals were attributable<br />

to adverse events related<br />

to a study drug<br />

No other significant differences<br />

are noted between treatments<br />

Unclear AE not reported<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+SP<br />

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

Dorsey 2006 UGA<br />

(455 participants)<br />

Assessed at each follow-up visit<br />

(days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, and 28)<br />

An adverse event defined as any<br />

untoward medical occurrence<br />

Complete blood count and liver<br />

enzymes on days 0 and 14<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 />

Single blind (outcome assessors)<br />

SAE: 30 serious adverse events<br />

(14/202 AL vs 16 AQ+SP).<br />

Majority were seizures associated<br />

with fever. None considered<br />

probably or definitely related<br />

to study meds.<br />

GI: Anorexia more common<br />

with AQ+SP (P < 0.05). No<br />

significant difference in abdominal<br />

pain, vomiting, or diar-<br />

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