Artesunate therapy should be combined with other antimalarials (e.g. mefloquine) if given for less than 5 days.
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- TRADE NAMES: Atrenta; Dunate; Falciquin; Mononate; Plasmotrim; Rtsun (Wiscon)
- INDICATIONS: Plasmodium falciparum malaria
- CLASS: Antimalarial
- HALF-LIFE: 0.5 hours
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Efavirenz - PREGNANCY: Use carefully in first three trimesters of pregnancy
- See adverse reactions attributed to class:
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