Comparative safety of artemether-lumefantrine and other artemisinin-based combinations in children: a systematic review

Egunsola, Oluwaseun; Oshikoya, Kazeem A.

Abstract

Background
The purpose of the study was to compare the safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) with other artemisinin-based combinations in children.

Methods
A search of EMBASE (from 1974 to April 2013), MEDLINE (from 1946 to April 2013) and the Cochrane library of registered controlled trials for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which compared AL with other artemisinin-based combinations was done. Only studies involving children???17 years old in which safety of AL was an outcome measure were included.

Results
Four thousand, seven hundred and twenty six adverse events (AEs) were recorded in 6,000 patients receiving AL. Common AEs (?1/100 and

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Apr 22, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 22, 2014
• Journal: Malaria Journal
• Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: Novemb
• Article Number: 8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-385
• Keywords: Artemether-lumefantrine, Adverse event, Paediatrics, Children, Safety
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/718188
• Publisher URL: http://www.malariajournal.com/content/12/1/385