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Table 3 Adverse events in the integrated safety analysis and CANTAM

From: Safety and efficacy of pyronaridine–artesunate paediatric granules in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in children: insights from randomized clinical trials and a real-world study

Adverse event

Integrated safety analysis

CANTAM

PA (N = 2599)

PA (N = 667)

AL (N = 358)

Relative risk

% (95% CI)

P valuea

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

Any

426

63.9 (60.2, 67.4)

222

62.0 (56.9, 66.9)

1.0 (0.93, 1.1)

0.59

460

17.7 (16.3, 19.2)

Drug-related

200

30.0 (26.6, 33.6)

134

37.4 (32.6, 42.6)

0.80 (0.67, 0.96)

0.017

218

8.4 (7.4, 9.5)

Serious

8

1.2 (0.6, 2.3)

1

0.3 (0.01, 1.6)

4.3 (0.70, 26.4)

0.17

11

0.4 (0.2, 0.8)

Serious drug-related

4

0.6 (0.2, 1.5)

1

0.3 (0.01, 1.6)

2.1 (0.32, 14.3)

0.66

3

0.1 (0.03, 0.3)

Severe or life-threatening

11

1.6 (0.9, 2.9)

4

1.1 (0.4, 2.8)

1.5 (0.50, 4.4)

0.59

8

0.3 (0.2, 0.6)

Leading to death

1

0.1 (0.008, 0.8)

0

0 (0, 1.1)

NA

1.0

0

0 (0, 0.1)

  1. NA: not applicable, cannot be calculated
  2. aPyronaridine–artesunate (PA) versus artemether–lumefantrine (AL)