Artemether/Lumefantrine

BreastfeedingPediatric
  • TRADE NAME: Coartem (Novartis)
  • INDICATIONS: Acute, uncomplicated malaria infections due to Plasmodium falciparum in patients of 5kg bodyweight and above
  • CLASS: Antimalarial
  • HALF-LIFE: ~2 hours (artemether); 3–6 days (lumefantrine)

Artemether/Lumefantrine tablets should not be used to treat severe malaria or to prevent malaria.

Our database has 86 adverse reactions for this drug across the following areas

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SKIN.
MUCOSAL.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
GENITOURINARY.
HEMATOLOGIC.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
OCULAR.
OTIC.
RENAL.
RESPIRATORY.
OTHER.


Page last updated 08/08/2022

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Incidence info

  • <1%
  • 1-5%
  • 5-10%
  • 10-15%
  • 15-20%
  • 20-30%
  • >30%

Seriousness info

  • Hospitalization possible
  • Life threatening
  • Fatal

Warnings in other populations info

  • Breast feeding
  • Geriatric
  • Pediatric
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