MEFANTHER

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug MEFANTHER contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1	Artemether UNII C7D6T3H22J - ARTEMETHER
	Artemether is an antimalarial agent used to treat acute uncomplicated malaria. It is administered in combination with lumefantrine for improved efficacy. This combination therapy exerts its effects against the erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium spp. and may be used to treat infections caused by P. falciparum and unidentified Plasmodium species, including infections acquired in chloroquine-resistant areas.
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2	Lumefantrine UNII F38R0JR742 - LUMEFANTRINE
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
A11-100645	Tablet	MEFANTHER TABLET TAB 20 mg; 120 mg 1 X 24	35 NF-PP-195819 MEFANTHER TABLET Artemether 20mg + Lumefantrine 120mg Tablet Each Tablet contains: Artemether 20mg, Lumefantrine 120mg, Microcrystalline Cellulose 61mg, Sodium Starch Glycollate 28.40mg, Hypromellose 4mg, Polysorbate 80 0.50mg, Colloidal Silicon Dioxide 2mg, Magnesium Stearate 5mg. A11-100645 Drugs Nigerian Products 124 Over The Counter (OTC) 2/18/2021 UNIQUE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, KM 38, ABEOKUTA ROAD, VEEPEE INDUSTRIAL AVENUE, SANGO-OTA,OGUN STATE. 8097421000 mail@uniquepharm.com UNIQUE PHARMARCEUTICALS LIMITED, 11, FATAI ATERE WAY, MATORI, MUSHIN, LAGOS., Nigeria	31/01/2024
A11-100646	Tablet	MEFANTHER FORTE TABLET TAB 80 mg; 480 mg 1 X 6	34 NF-PP-241972 MEFANTHER FORTE TABLET Artemether 80mg + Lumefantrine 480mg Each Tablet contains: Artemether 80mg, Lumefantrine 480mg, Sodium Starch Glycolate 50mg, Colloidal Silicon Dioxide 8mg, Polysorbate 80 2mg, Maize Starch 40mg, Hypromellose 4mg, Microcrystalline Cellulose 20mg, Magnesium Stearate 5mg. A11-100646 Drugs Nigerian Products 16 Over The Counter (OTC) 1/6/2022 UNIQUE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, KM 38, ABEOKUTA ROAD, VEEPEE INDUSTRIAL AVENUE, SANGO-OTA,OGUN STATE. 8097421000 mail@uniquepharm.com UNIQUE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, 11, FATAI ATERE WAY, MATORI, MUSHIN, LAGOS., Nigeria	31/01/2024

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
P01BF01	Artemether and lumefantrine	P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P01 Antiprotozoals → P01B Antimalarials → P01BF Artemisinin and derivatives, combinations
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	A11-100645, A11-100646