Table 5

Adverse events (occurring after baseline but before recurrence of parasitaemia in > 2% of children) suspected by investigators to be related to study medication by body weight group

Adverse Events
n (%)



BWG1
5-<10 kg
(N = 50)
BWG2
10-<15 kg
(N = 37)
BWG3
15-<25 kg
(N = 16)
Total
5-<25 kg
(N = 103)

At least one adverse event
30 (60.0)
16 (43.2)
6 (37.5)
52 (50.5)
Anaemia
7 (14.0)
6 (16.2)
1 (6.3)
14 (13.6)
Diarrhoea
5 (10.0)
5 (13.5)
1 (6.3)
11 (10.7)
Clonus
7 (14.0)
5 (13.5)
1 (6.3)
13 (12.6)
Vomiting
7 (14.0)
0 (-)
4 (25.0)
11 (10.7)
Rashes
4 (8.0)
3 (8.1)
0 (-)
7 (6.8)
Hyperreflexia
1 (2.0)
2 (5.4)
1 (6.3)
4 (3.9)
Cough
2 (4.0)
1 (2.7)
0 (-)
3 (2.9)

Falade et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:246   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-246

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