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(Continued)<br />

Hamour 2003 SDN<br />

(161 participants)<br />

Kayentao 2006 MLI<br />

(265 participants)<br />

Swarthout 2004 ZAR<br />

(180 participants)<br />

Van den Broek 2004 ZAR<br />

(192 participants)<br />

Adverse event monitoring not<br />

described<br />

Adverse event monitoring not<br />

described<br />

Parents and guardians were<br />

asked about tolerability and potential<br />

side effects of the drugs<br />

(days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21, and<br />

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 />

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

Open label SAE: No significant adverse<br />

events<br />

Overall comment: No significant<br />

adverse events were reported<br />

Single blind One death occurred at day 7 after<br />

treatment with AS+SP. <strong>The</strong><br />

parasitaemia was reported as<br />

cleared and cause of death unknown.<br />

Other AE not reported<br />

Open label SAE: None reported<br />

Overall comment: <strong>The</strong>re were<br />

no adverse side effects reported<br />

by parents and both regimens<br />

were well tolerated<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 />

(485 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: 31 serious adverse events<br />

(15/232 AS+AQ vs 16/253<br />

AQSP). Majority were seizures<br />

associated with fever. None<br />

considered probably or definitely<br />

related to study meds.<br />

GI: Anorexia more common<br />

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

difference in abdomi-<br />

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