The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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September 21, 2009
Artemether-Lumefantrine (Coartem) for Treatment of Malaria
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Artemether-Lumefantrine (Coartem) for Treatment of Malaria
September 21, 2009 (Issue: 1321)
The FDA has approved artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem - Novartis) for oral treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. It is not approved for prophylaxis. Artemether-lumefantrine is the first artemisinin-based drug approved for use in...more
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