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. 2009 Dec 7;54(2):792–798. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00354-09

TABLE 4.

Neuropsychiatric events in subjects on tafeoquine or mefloquine (prophylactic phase)a

Adverse event No. (%) of subjects by AE severity and treatment group
Mild
Moderate
Total
Tafenoquine Mefloquine Tafenoquine Mefloquine Tafenoquine Mefloquine
Vertigo 22 (5) 7 (4) 0 1 (<1) 22 (5) 8 (5)
Somnolence 12 (2) 6 (4) 0 0 12 (2) 6 (4)
Abnormal dreams 7 (1) 2 (1) 0 0 7 (1) 2 (1)
Dizziness 5 (1) 2 (1) 0 0 5 (1) 2 (1)
Insomnia 4 (<1) 3 (2) 1 (<1) 0 5 (1) 3 (2)
Abnormal coordination 2 (<1) 1 (<1) 0 0 2 (<1) 1 (<1)
Anxiety 2 (<1) 0 0 0 2 (<1) 0
Agitation 2 (<1) 0 0 0 2 (<1) 0
Euphoria 2 (<1) 0 0 0 2 (<1) 0
Tremor 2 (<1) 0 0 0 2 (<1) 0
Depression 0 0 1 (<1) 1 (<1) 1 (<1) 1 (<1)
Paroniria 1 (<1) 0 0 0 1 (<1) 0
Amnesia 1 (<1) 0 0 0 1 (<1) 0
a

In total, there were 492 tafenoquine subjects and 162 mefloquine subjects. There were no severe adverse events (AEs) of this type.