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. 2018 Sep 14;6(10):e1132–e1138. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30397-8

Table 3.

Adverse events reported by participants

Adverse events overall (n=21 817) Adverse events in ten sentinel villages (n=1399)
Dizziness 144 (0·7%) 6 (0·4%)
Abdominal pain 80 (0·4%) 8 (0·6%)
Diarrhoea 71 (0·3%) 10 (0·7%)
Headache 47 (0·2%) 10 (0·7%)
Muscle pain 42 (0·2%) 4 (0·3%)
Joint pain 37 (0·2%) 5 (0·4%)
Itch 24 (0·1%) 12 (0·9%)
Nausea 15 (0·1%) 3 (0·2%)
Vomiting 6 (<0·1%) 0
Other* 59 (0·3%) 0
Individuals who experienced more than one event 46 (0·2%) 0
Individuals who experienced at least one event 571 (2·6%) 58 (4·1%)

Adverse event data were collected at the second study visit 7–14 days after the baseline coadministration of azithromycin and ivermectin.

*

Other reported events included skin conditions (n=29, including 15 tinea infections and seven molluscum contagiosum), eye conditions (n=17), and other miscellaneous (n=13, including conditions such as broken knee).