Artesunate vs placebo
It is very uncertain whether artesunate changes parasitological failure At 8 weeks compared with placebo (very low certainty).
- RR 0.53 [0.16, 1.71]2 studies · 251 participantsVery low
It is very uncertain whether artesunate changes parasitological failure At 8 weeks compared with placebo (very low certainty).
Artesunate showed no clear difference in microhaematuria At 8 weeks compared with placebo (low certainty).
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) showed no clear difference in total failure: day 28 (PCR‐adjusted) compared with artesunate‐amodiaquine (AS‐AQ) (low certainty).
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) showed no clear difference in total failure: day 42 (PCR‐adjusted) compared with artesunate‐amodiaquine (AS‐AQ) (low certainty).
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) probably leads to lower total failure: day 28 (unadjusted) compared with artesunate‐amodiaquine (AS‐AQ) (moderate certainty).
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) showed no clear difference in first treatment, abnormal ALT increase (42 days) compared with artesunate‐amodiaquine (AS‐AQ) (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) changes first treatment, abnormal AST increase (42 days) compared with artesunate‐amodiaquine (AS‐AQ) (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) changes first treatment, abnormal bilirubin increase (42 days) compared with artesunate‐amodiaquine (AS‐AQ) (very low certainty).
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) showed no clear difference in total failure: day 28 (PCR‐adjusted) compared with mefloquine plus artesunate (MQ + AS) (low certainty).
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) showed no clear difference in total failure: day 42 (PCR‐adjusted) compared with mefloquine plus artesunate (MQ + AS) (low certainty).
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) probably leads to lower total failure: day 28 (unadjusted) compared with mefloquine plus artesunate (MQ + AS) (moderate certainty).
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (42 days) compared with mefloquine plus artesunate (MQ + AS) (low certainty).
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) showed no clear difference in first treatment, abnormal ALT increase (42 days) compared with mefloquine plus artesunate (MQ + AS) (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) changes first treatment, abnormal AST increase (42 days) compared with mefloquine plus artesunate (MQ + AS) (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) changes first treatment, abnormal bilirubin increase (42 days) compared with mefloquine plus artesunate (MQ + AS) (very low certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Pre‐referral rectal artesunate probably leads to lower all cause mortality compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
Pre‐referral rectal artesunate showed no clear difference in neurodisability compared with placebo (low certainty).