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Table 5 Treatment-emergent, treatment-related adverse events in ≥5% of subjects in any group in each study

From: Efficacy and safety of a combination of azithromycin and chloroquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in two multi-country randomised clinical trials in African adults

 

Study 1134

Study 1155

 

AZCQ 1,000 mg (N = 114)

MQ 1,250 mg (N = 115)

AZCQ 1,000 mg (N = 113)

MQ 1,250 mg (N = 116)

Any AE, n (%)

89 (78.1)

71 (61.7)

80 (70.8)

72 (62.1)

  Pruritus

58 (50.9)

11 (9.6)

32 (28.3)

1 (0.9)

  Dizziness

11 (9.6)

26 (22.6)

18 (15.9)

19 (16.4)

  Vomiting

18 (15.8)

12 (10.4)

4 (3.5)

20 (17.2)

  Headache

15 (13.2)

11 (9.6)

20 (17.7)

25 (21.6)

  Abdominal pain

8 (7.0)

13 (11.3)

13 (11.5)

9 (7.8)

  Nausea

9 (7.9)

13 (11.3)

10 (8.8)

12 (10.3)

  Asthenia

6 (5.3)

11 (9.6)

9 (8.0)

3 (2.6)

  Palpitations

3 (2.6)

7 (6.1)

  Diarrhoea

6 (5.3)

5 (4.3)

11 (9.7)

4 (3.4)

  Fatigue

4 (3.5)

6 (5.2)

  Pain

2 (1.8)

2 (1.7)

6 (5.3)

1 (0.9)

  1. AE, adverse event; AZCQ 1,000 mg, azithromycin 1,000 mg plus chloroquine 600-mg base; MQ, mefloquine hydrochloride.