Composition
Artesunate (50Mg), Mefloquine (250Mg)
Used for
Its used for Chloroquine resistant malaria, Severe quinine resistant malaria, Severe malaria, Malaria of the cerebrum of the brain
Side effects
Abdominal pain, Abnormal dreams, Anxiety, Chills, Depression, Diarrhoea, Dizziness, Fever, Headache, Altered heart rate, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Itching, Loss of appetite, Muscle pain, Nausea, Rash, Ringing in ear, Vertigo, Visual impairment, Vomiting, Fatigue.
How to use
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor.
How it works
Artesunate acts by producing free radicals within the malarial parasite, which kills it. Mefloquine is a weak base that reaches high concentration within the malarial parasite and causes accumulation of toxic heme pigment, which kills it.