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

TABLE 5.

Table of adverse events attributed as related to study drug during prophylactic phase in the safety populationa

Adverse event No. (%) of patients in treatment group
Tafenoquine (n = 492) Mefloquine (n = 162)
At least one AE 66 (13.4) 19 (11.7)
Nausea 14 (2.8) 4 (2.5)
Vertigo 10 (2.0) 2 (1.2)
Diarrhea 9 (1.8) 3 (1.9)
Abdominal pain 7 (1.4) 2 (1.2)
Abnormal dreaming 6 (1.2) 1 (0.6)
Somnolence 6 (1.2) 1 (0.6)
Headache 3 (0.6) 2 (1.2)
Insomnia 3 (0.6) 2 (1.2)
a

Events occurring in >1% of subjects are shown. AE, adverse event.