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(Continued)<br />

Zongo 2005 BFA<br />

(521 participants)<br />

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

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

Adverse events defined as any<br />

untoward medical occurrence<br />

Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

ence in cough<br />

CNS: No significant difference<br />

in headache or weakness.<br />

Other: Pruritis more common<br />

with AQ+SP (P < 0.05)<br />

Double blind SAE: 1 serious AE in each group<br />

(severe anaemia)<br />

GI: No significant difference in<br />

abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea,<br />

or anorexia<br />

CVS/RS: No significant difference<br />

in cough or coryza<br />

CNS: No significant difference<br />

in headache or weakness<br />

Other: Pruritis more common<br />

with AQ+SP (P < 0.0001)<br />

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

Bonnet 2004 GIN<br />

(220 participants)<br />

Djimde 2004 MLI<br />

( participants)<br />

Guthmann 2003 AGO<br />

(187 participants)<br />

Adverse event monitoring not<br />

described<br />

Haemoglobin, glucose, complete<br />

blood count, liver enzymes,<br />

and creatinine were<br />

measured on days 0, 7, 14, and<br />

28<br />

Adverse event monitoring not<br />

described<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 AE not reported<br />

Single blind (details not given) SAE: One with AS+AQ.<br />

Overall comment:<br />

Adverse event distribution was<br />

unremarkable.<br />

Haematological: All treatment<br />

decreased the prevalence of abnormal<br />

values of leucocytes and<br />

platelets (figures not given)<br />

Biochemical: At day 14 the<br />

prevalence of grade 1 ALT toxicity<br />

was 9.7% AS+AQ vs 2.5%<br />

AS+SP (figures not given).<br />

<strong>The</strong>se changes not thought to<br />

be clinically significant.<br />

Open label AE not reported<br />

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