A Trial to Compare the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Combinations of 3 Anti-malarial Drugs Against Combinations of 2 Anti-malarial Drugs (Asia)

"AL: Currently available as dispersible tablets containing 20 mg of artemether and 120 mg of lumefantrine, in a fixed-dose combination formulation. The flavoured dispersible tablet paediatric formulation facilitates use in young children.~The dose of artemether-lumefantrine is administered approaching the WHO-recommended target ranges of artemether 5-24 mg/kg and lumefantrine 29-144 mg/kg over 3 days.~AQ: Amodiaquine is available as dispersible tablets of 40 mg. The weight-based treatment schedule aims for a dosage of approximately 10mg (4.5-15mg)/kg/day amodiaquine for three days."

"AL: Currently available as dispersible tablets containing 20 mg of artemether and 120 mg of lumefantrine, in a fixed-dose combination formulation. The flavoured dispersible tablet paediatric formulation facilitates use in young children.~The dose of artemether-lumefantrine is administered approaching the WHO-recommended target ranges of artemether 5-24 mg/kg and lumefantrine 29-144 mg/kg over 3 days.~PBO: Placebo tablets for amodiaquine are identical in size, shape and color to the amodiaquine tablets."

"AS: Artesunate will be administered according to an optimised dosing schedule using tablets of 32 or 100 mg artesunate with a dosing target of 4 mg/kg/day.~MQ: Mefloquine will be administered according to an optimised dosing schedule using tablets of 70 or 220 mg mefloquine hydrochloride with a dosing target of 8.3 mg/kg/day.~PPQ: Piperaquine will be administered according to an optimised dosing schedule using tablets of 160 or 500 mg of piperaquine tetraphosphate. The weight-based treatment aims for a dosage of approximately~* 24 mg/kg/day in patients \<25 kg (range 16.0 - 32.0 mg/kg) piperaquine for three days, thereby approaching the WHO-recommended target range of 20 - 32 mg/kg per day.~* 18 mg/kg/day in patients ≥25 kg (range 15.0 - 29.4 mg/kg) piperaquine for three days, thereby approaching the WHO-recommended target range of 16 - 27 mg/kg per day."

"AS: Artesunate will be administered according to an optimised dosing schedule using tablets of 32 or 100 mg artesunate with a dosing target of 4 mg/kg/day.~MQ: Mefloquine will be administered according to an optimised dosing schedule using tablets of 70 or 220 mg mefloquine hydrochloride with a dosing target of 8.3 mg/kg/day.~PBO: Placebo tablets for piperaquine are identical in size, shape and colour to the piperaquine tablets."