Artemether

Therapeutic indications

Artemether is indicated for:

Population group: both men and women, only adults (18 years old or older)

Artemether is indicated for the treatment of acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in adult, children and infants of 5 kg and above. ²

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Artemether is contraindicated in the following cases:

at least one of

CYP3A4 inhibitors

CYP2D6 substrates

Long QT syndrome

Congestive heart failure

Antiarrhythmics, class Ia

Antiarrhythmics, class III

Psycholeptics

Cisapride

Astemizole

Terfenadine

Macrolides

Fluoroquinolones

Imidazole derivatives

Imidazoline derivatives

Imidazole derivatives

Imidazole and triazole derivatives

Triazole derivatives

Triazole and tetrazole derivatives