Artemether Drug: Indication, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effect , Storage, Category Type and corresponding Brands - www.genericdrugscan.com

Artemether

Drug Status in USA : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Severe falciparum malaria, cerebral malaria, multidrug resistant malaria.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Contraindicated during pregnancy.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Avoid concomitant use of drugs known to prolong QT interval, renal/hepatic disease. Avoid combination with pyrimethamine/sulphadoxine.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Decrease in reticulocyte count, slight rise of ALAT and ASAT may occur.

Drug Category/Class

• Antifungal Agents
• Coccidiostats
• Schistosomicides
• Artemisinin and Derivatives, Plain
• Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
• Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inhibitors
• CYP2B6 Inhibitors (strong)
• CYP2D6 Inducers
• CYP2D6 Inducers (strong)
• Antimalarials
• Antiprotozoal Agents
• Antiparasitic Products, Insecticides and Repellents
• Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
• Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers

Prescribed	Artemether and lumefantrine combination therapy is indicated for the treatment of acute uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum
Weight :	298.3746
Structure	Artemether
Formula	C16H26O5

Artemether has 21 Brands listed

Artimisa (40 mg)	Artimisa (80 mg)
Esther (80 mg)	Falcima (40 mg)
Falcydol (40 mg)	Larither (40 mg)
Larither (80 mg)	Larmal (40 mg)
Larmal (80 mg)	Malafi (80 mg)
Malano (80 mg)	Malither (40 mg)
Malither (80 mg)	Methicap (40 mg)
Neomether (80 mg)	Paluther (80 mg)
Rapither (150 mg)	Rmether (40 mg)
Rmther (40 mg)	Shield Inj (80 mg)
Softether (40 mg)

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