Trial reportThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2010
Tolerability and efficacy of a pediatric granule formulation of artesunate-mefloquine in young children from Cameroon with uncomplicated falciparum malaria.
Trial report in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Artesunate-mefloquine combination therapy in acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria in young children: a field study regarding neurological and neuropsychiatric safety.Malaria journal · 2010Trial
- Assessment of Malaria Predisposing Factors among Crop Production Farmers Attending the Ndop District Hospital, Northwest Region of Cameroon.Journal of parasitology research · 2020Article
- Review of malaria situation in Cameroon: technical viewpoint on challenges and prospects for disease elimination.Parasites & vectors · 2019Review
- Monitoring the Efficacy and Safety of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies: A Review and Network Meta-analysis of Antimalarial Therapeutic Efficacy Trials in Cameroon.Drugs in R&D · 2019Review
- Use of mefloquine in children - a review of dosage, pharmacokinetics and tolerability data.Malaria journal · 2011Review
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Abstract
A fixed-dose pediatric formulation of artesunate and mefloquine (Artequin Pediatric) has been developed. In this open, non-comparative study in Cameroonian children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria, the safety and efficacy of this formulation was tested, with a particular emphasis on the risk of neuropsychiatric adverse events (AEs). In total, 220 subjects, weighing between 10 and 20 kg, were enrolled; 213 qualified for analysis. Artesunate-mefloquine was given once daily for 3 days. Overall, 13.1% of patients reported mild to moderate neuropsychiatric AEs (elicited through a structured questionnaire or reported spontaneously) out of which 3.8% (mainly insomnia) were considered drug-related. Other drug-related AEs were infrequent (< 3%). Polymerase chain reaction-corrected cure rate (adequate clinical and parasitological response) determined by survival analysis at 28 and 63 days was 96.6%. New infections were observed in 11.2% of evaluable patients at 63 days. The new formulation was well tolerated and efficacious in the population investigated.
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