Table 4.
Trial ID | Year of study | Age limits | Artemether dosing schedule | Artesunate dosing schedule | ||||
Loading dose | Maintainance | Follow‐on therapy | Loading dose | Maintainance | Follow‐on therapy | |||
Phu 2010 VNM | 2003 | 15 to 77 yrs | 3.2 mg/kg IM | 1.6 mg/kg IM daily | None | 2.4 mg/kg IM | 1.2 mg/kg IM once daily | 2 mg/kg of artesunate to complete 7 days |
Vinh 1997 VNM | 1994 | 15 to 66 yrs | 200 mg IM | 100 mg IM once daily for 3 days | Mefloquine once | 120 mg IM or IV | 60 mg IM or IV once daily for 3 days | Mefloquine once |
IM = intramuscular; IV = intravenous.