Composition
Artemether (20Mg), Lumefantrine (120Mg)
Used for
Its used for Chloroquine resistant severe malaria, Malaria
Side effects
Nausea, Skin rash, Allergic reaction, Altered heart rate, Difficulty in speaking, Chills, Dizziness, Difficulty in swalloing, Shortness of breath, Facial swelling, Lip swelling, Fainting, Fever, Headache, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Loss of appetite, Muscle pain, Joint pain, Sore tongue, Vomiting, Weakness, Fatigue.
How to use
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor.
How it works
Artemether acts by producing free radicals within the malarial parasite, which kills it. Lumefantrine is a weak base that reaches high concentration within the malarial parasite and causes accumulation of toxic heme pigment, which kills it.
