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Table 6 Most common drug-related 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

Primary system class and preferred term

Integrated safety analysis

CANTAM

PA (N = 2599)

PA (N = 667)

AL (N = 358)

P valuea

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

Vomiting

32

4.8 (3.4, 6.7)

11

3.1 (1.7, 5.4)

0.25

109

4.2 (3.5, 5.0)

Blood glucose decreased

25

3.7 (2.6, 5.5)

12

3.4 (1.9, 5.8)

0.86

0

0 (0, 0.1)

 Platelet count increased

25

3.7 (2.6, 5.5)

13

3.6 (2.1, 6.1)

1.0

0

0 (0, 0.1)

 AST increased

21

3.1 (2.1, 4.8)

15

4.2 (2.6, 6.8)

0.38

0

0 (0, 0.1)

ECG QT prolonged

20

3.0 (1.9, 4.6)

28

7.8 (5.5, 11.1)

0.0009

0

0 (0, 0.1)

Anaemia

16

2.4 (1.5, 3.9)

13

3.6 (2.1, 6.1)

0.32

4

0.2 (0.1, 0.4)

Blood albumin decreased

15

2.2 (1.4, 3.7)

14

3.9 (2.3, 6.5)

0.17

0

0 (0, 0.1)

 Neutropenia

15

2.2 (1.4, 3.7)

8

2.2 (1.1, 4.3)

1.0

0

0 (0, 0.1)

ALT increased

14

2.1 (1.3, 3.5)

6

1.7 (0.8, 3.6)

0.81

0

0 (0, 0.1)

Blood potassium increased

14

2.1 (1.3, 3.5)

4

1.1 (0.4, 2.8)

0.32

0

0 (0, 0.1)

Haemoglobin decreased

13

1.9 (1.1, 3.3)

5

1.4 (0.6, 3.2)

0.62

1

0.04 (0.002, 0.2)

Haematocrit decreased

12

1.8 (1.0, 3.1)

4

1.1 (0.4, 2.8)

0.60

0

0 (0, 0.1)

Upper RTI

11

1.6 (0.9, 2.9)

4

1.1 (0.4, 2.8)

0.59

0

0 (0, 0.1)

 Monocytosis

8

1.2 (0.6, 2.3)

9

2.5 (1.3, 4.7)

0.13

0

0 (0, 0.1)

WBC increased

8

1.2 (0.6, 2.3)

1

0.3 (0.014, 1.6)

0.17

0

0 (0, 0.1)

Bronchitis

7

1.0 (0.5, 2.2)

11

3.1 (1.7, 5.4)

0.02

0

0 (0, 0.1)

 Abdominal pain

6

0.9 (0.4, 1.9)

4

1.1 (0.4, 2.8)

0.75

7

0.3 (0.1, 0.6)

Blood creatinine decreased

5

0.7 (0.3, 1.7)

6

1.7 (0.8, 3.6)

0.21

0

0 (0, 0.1)

Rhinitis

3

0.4 (0.1, 1.3)

4

1.1 (0.4, 2.8)

0.25

0

0 (0, 0.1)

Pyrexia

1

0.1 (0.008, 0.8)

0

0 (0, 1.1)

1.0

25

1.0 (0.7, 1.4)

  1. Drug-related adverse events occurring in at least 1% of patients in any treatment group are included. The full list of drug-related adverse events is available in Additional file 4
  2. ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ECG electrocardiograph, NA not applicable, RTI respiratory tract infection, WBC white blood cell
  3. aPyronaridine–artesunate (PA) versus artemether–lumefantrine (AL)