Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 2 · 100%

Treatment failure Day 28 · adults and children with uncomplicated P falciparum malaria

Dihydroartemisinin‐piperaquine leads to lower treatment failure Day 28 compared with artemether‐lumefantrine (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dihydroartemisinin‐piperaquine for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.34 [0.3, 0.39]
9 studies · 6200 participants
High

Treatment failure Day 63 · adults and children with uncomplicated P falciparum malaria

Dihydroartemisinin‐piperaquine leads to lower treatment failure Day 63 compared with artemether‐lumefantrine (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dihydroartemisinin‐piperaquine for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.71 [0.65, 0.78]
2 studies · 3200 participants
High