Table 1

Risk (%) of adverse events associated with study treatment within the first 14 days of treatment, including events of any severity grade


AQ+SP (n = 396)
AS+AQ (n = 362)
AL (n = 362)

Signs and symptoms




Coryza
115 (29.0%)
125 (34.5%)
118 (32.6%)
Cough
119 (30.1%)
108 (29.8%)
117 (32.3%)
Anorexia*
115 (29.0%)
89 (24.6%)
67 (18.5%)
Weakness
93 (23.5%)
58 (16.0%)
47 (13.0%)
Abdominal pain
77 (19.4%)
56 (15.5%)
63 (17.4%)
Vomiting
64 (16.2%)
49 (13.5%)
41 (11.3%)
Subjective fever
59 (14.9%)
31 (8.6%)
33 (9.1%)
Headache
45 (11.3%)
38 (10.5%)
50 (13.8%)
Rash
38 (9.6%)
43 (11.9%)
46 (12.7%)
Generalized pruritus
34 (8.6%)
39 (10.8%)
30 (8.3%)
Diarrhoea
34 (8.6%)
29 (8.0%)
31 (8.6%)
Elevated temperatureγ
20 (5.1%)
14 (3.9%)
31 (8.6%)
Nausea
12 (3.0%)
14 (3.9%)
13 (3.6%)
Hepatosplenomegaly
6 (1.5%)
9 (2.5%)
4 (1.1%)

Laboratory abnormalities**




Neutropaenia
27/381 (7.1%)
18/345 (5.2%)
13/343 (3.8%)
Anaemia
9/393 (2.3%)
20/356 (5.6%)
11/357 (3.1%)
Elevated ALT
2/392 (0.5%)
1/358 (0.3%)
2/357 (0.6%)
Thrombocytopaenia
1/389 (0.3%)
0/350
0/351

Serious adverse events
7 (1.8%)
4 (1.1%)
4 (1.1%)

* Anorexia: AQ+SP vs. AL, p = 0.001

† Weakness: AQ+SP vs. AS+AQ, p = 0.015; AQ+SP vs. AL, p < 0.001

‡ Subjective Fever: AQ+SP vs. AS+AQ, p = 0.010; AQ+SP vs AL, p = 0.017

γ Elevated Temperature: AL vs. AS+AQ, p = 0.013

** Laboratory data not available on all participants

Maiteki-Sebuguzi et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:106   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-106