Quality Assessment of Artemether-Lumefantrine Samples and Artemether Injections Sold in the Cape Coast Metropolis [PDF]
Most prescribers and patients in Ghana now opt for the relatively expensive artemether/lumefantrine rather than artesunate-amodiaquine due to undesirable side effects in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria.
James Prah +5 more
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Pharmacokinetics of artemether and dihydroartemisinin in healthy Pakistani male volunteers treated with artemether-lumefantrine [PDF]
Background Artemether-lumefantrine is one of the most widely used anti-malarial drug combinations in the world with excellent tolerability and cure rates in adult and paediatric patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria. The aim of this study was to
Tarning Joel +3 more
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Severe <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> Malaria Complicated by Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, and Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria, once regarded as a comparatively benign infection, is increasingly recognized as a cause of severe, potentially life‐threatening multisystem disease. Concurrent secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and acute pancreatitis complicating P.
Nafian T +5 more
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Artemether-lumefantrine treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria : a systematic review and meta-analysis of day 7 lumefantrine concentrations and therapeutic response using individual patient data [PDF]
Achieving adequate antimalarial drug exposure is essential for curing malaria. Day 7 blood or plasma lumefantrine concentrations provide a simple measure of drug exposure that correlates well with artemether-lumefantrine efficacy.
Mårtensson, A +50 more
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Reduction of malaria transmission to Anopheles mosquitoes with a six-dose regimen of co-artemether. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Resistance of malaria parasites to chloroquine (CQ) and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is increasing in prevalence in Africa. Combination therapy can both improve treatment and provide important public health benefits if it curbs the spread ...
Neal Alexander (18417) +39 more
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Malaria affects millions of people annually, especially in third-world countries. The mainstay of treatment is oral anti-malarial drugs and vaccination. An increase in resistant strains of malaria parasites to most of the current anti-malarial drugs adds
Eun Bin Seo +2 more
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Chlorproguanil−Dapsone−Artesunate versus Artemether−Lumefantrine : a randomized, double-blind phase III trial in African children and adolescents with uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria [PDF]
Chlorproguanil−dapsone−artesunate (CDA) was developed as an affordable, simple, fixed-dose artemisinin-based combination therapy for use in Africa. This trial was a randomized parallel-group, double-blind, double-dummy study to compare CDA and artemether−
Peter A Winstanley +71 more
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Antidiabetic Effect of Artemether in Db/Db Mice Involves Regulation of AMPK and PI3K/Akt Pathways
The traditional Chinese medicine has long been used in the treatment of diabetes, one major disease threatening the public health. It has been reported that artemether exerts antidiabetic effects on type 2 diabetes in db/db mice, however the underlying ...
Xiaolin Bai +6 more
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Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter and multidrug resistance 1 genes: parasite risk factors that affect treatment outcomes for P. falciparum malaria after artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine. [PDF]
Adequate clinical and parasitologic cure by artemisinin combination therapies relies on the artemisinin component and the partner drug. Polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (pfcrt) and P.
Sibley, CH +144 more
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Artesunate: The Best Drug in the Treatment of Severe and Complicated Malaria
This review summarizes progress in treating severe and complicated malaria, which are global problems, claiming at least one million lives annually, and have been accompanied by advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of severe malaria ...
Qigui Li, Peter Weina
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