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Table 4 Pregnant women with an adverse event till 63 days having received at least one malaria treatment dose in Nchelenge, Zambia (2010–2014)

From: Artemisinin-based combination therapy in pregnant women in Zambia: efficacy, safety and risk of recurrent malaria

Safety population

AL (N = 300)

MQAS (N = 299)

DHAPQ (N = 300)

At least one AE, n (%)

248 (82.7)

254(84.9)

238 (79.3)

Most common AEsa, n (%)

 Headache

136 (45.3)

142 (47.5)

134 (44.7)

 Nausea

8 (2.7)

39 (13.0)

23 (7.7)

 Cough

99 (33.0)

116 (38.8)

120 (40.0)

 Asthenia

36 (12.0)

69 (23.1)

49 (16.3)

 Dizziness

11 (3.7)

88 (29.4)

17 (5.7)

 Vomiting

14 (4.7)

47 (15.7)

26 (8.7)

 Abdominal pain

73 (24.3)

71 (23.7)

70 (23.3)

 Musculoskeletal pain

43 (14.3)

47 (15.7)

30 (10.0)

 Backache

51 (17.0)

40 (13.4)

28 (9.3)

 Influenza

24 (8.0)

32 (10.7)

40 (13.3)

At least one related AE, n (%)

54 (18.0)

127 (42.5)

72 (24.0)

Most common related AEsa, n (%)

 Dizziness

5 (1.7)

72 (24.1)

8 (2.7)

 Nausea

5 (1.7)

34 (11.4)

16 (5.3)

 Vomiting

5 (1.7)

43 (14.4)

17 (5.7)

 Asthenia

9 (3.0)

38 (12.7)

14 (4.7)

 Headache

14 (4.7)

16 (5.4)

15 (5.0)

SAE n (%)

0

4 (1.3)

3 (1.0)

Related SAE, n (%)

0

1 (0.3)

0

At least one SAE which caused death, n (%)

0

1 (0.3)

0

Birth outcomes, n (%)

 Still birth

8 (2.8)

3 (1.1)

10 (3.7)

 Miscarriage

0 (0)

2 (0.7)

1 (0.4)

 Prematurity

13 (4.6)

6 (2.2)

10 (3.7)

 Congenital abnormality

7 (2.6)

4 (1.5)

4 (1.6)

  1. AE adverse event; SAE serious adverse event; Related SAE serious adverse event which the investigator classified as possibly, probably or definitely related to study drug
  2. aAEs and related AEs recorded in, respectively, at least 10 and 5% of patients in any treatment group