MEROTHER

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug MEROTHER contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1
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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UNII F38R0JR742 - LUMEFANTRINE
 
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier Form Presentation Description Approval
B4-7897 Tablet MEROTHER TABLETS TAB 80 mg; 480 mg 1 X 6 38 RNW-PP-290283 MEROTHER TABLETS ARTHERMETHER 80MG/LUMEFANTRINE 480MG Artemether 8.000 Lumefantrine 48.000 Maize Starch 4.550 Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate 3.450 Microcrystalline Cellulose 3.500 Purified Talc 1.500 Maize starch 3.000 Magnesium Stearate 1.500 Polacrilin Potassium 0.750 Colloidal Anhydrous Silica 0.750 Purified water 0.15ml B4-7897 Drugs Imported Products 16 Over The Counter (OTC) 12/28/2022 ESMERO PHARMACEUTICAL LTD, PLOT 2, ADEKOLA ADEDEJI CLOSE OFF FREEDOM WAY LEKKI PHASE 1 9133219592 esmeropharmaceuticalltd@gmail.com M/S SALUD CARE (I) PVT. LTD., 435, KISHANPUR, JAMALPUR, ROORKEE, HARIDWAR UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, India 28/09/2023

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 B4-7897

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