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Table 2 Minor adverse effects reported during treatment with chloroquine

From: Mass radical treatment of a group of foreign workers to mitigate the risk of re-establishment of malaria in Sri Lanka

Symptom

Number of people reporting an effect during the period of CQ treatment (%)

Headache

8 (25.8)

Abdominal pain

4 (12.9)

Nausea

4 (12.9)

Dizziness

2 (6.5)

Weakness

1 (3.2)

Feeling faint

1 (3.2)

Joint pains

1 (3.2)

Lose or semi-formed stools

1 (3.2)

Breathlessness

1 (3.2)

Other

2 (6.5)