ARENAX PLUS

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug ARENAX PLUS 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
A4-2180	Tablet	Arenax plus Tablets TAB 20 mg; 120 mg	Arenax plus Tablets A4-2180 Arenax plus Tablets Artemether/Lumefantrine 20/120mg Drugs ANTIPARASITIC PRODUCTS, INSECTICIDES AND REPELLENTS Drugs SWISS PHARMA NIGERIA LIMITED, , DOPEMU ROAD, IKEJA LAGOS 17745276 Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited, 5 Dopemu road agege lagos, Nigeria 2/23/2023 2/22/2028	23/02/2023
A4-4854	Tablet	ARENAX PLUS FORTE Tablets TAB 80 mg; 480 mg 1 X 6	100 RNW-PP-31107 ARENAX PLUS FORTE Tablets ARTEMETHER 80MG/LUMEFANTRINE 480MG Artemether 80mg Lumefantrine 480mg Maize Starch BP 16.94mg Crospovidone BP 8.91mg Povidone BP 10.00mg Isopropyl Alcohol BP 0.09ml Purified Talc BP 9.00mg Crospovidone BP 9.00mg Magnessium Stearate BP 23.01mg Colloidal Anhydrous Silica BP 16.01mg Instacoat Sol Yellow ICS7049 23.00mg Anhydrous Silica 0.2262ml A4-4854 Drugs Imported Products 16 Over The Counter (OTC) 8/26/2022 SWISS PHARMA NIGERIA LIMITED, , DOPEMU ROAD, IKEJA LAGOS 17745276 swipha@swiphanigeria.com VAPI CARE PHARMA PVT LIMITED, PLOT NO. 225/3 G.I.D.C. NEAR MORARJI CIRCLE, VAPI - 396 195, DIST. VALSAD, GUJARAT, INDIA., India	30/11/2023

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	A4-2180, A4-4854