RIFAGEM

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug RIFAGEM 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
A4-100777	Tablet	Rifagem-480 (ARTEMETER-80mg +lumefantrine-480mg tablets) TAB 80 mg; 480 mg 1 X 6	13 NF-PP-332367 Rifagem-480 (ARTEMETER-80mg +lumefantrine-480mg tablets) RIFAGEM -480 artemther BP-80mg, lumefantrine BP-480MG Excipient qs A4-100777 Drugs Imported Products 16 POM 2 6/30/2023 CIFAX EXIM LIMITED, 20, MOJIDI STREET, OFF TOYIN STREET,IKEJA. LAGOS M/s NORRIS MEDICINES LIMITED, PLOT NO. 801/P, GIDC ESTATE, ANKLESHWAR 393 002 (GUJARAT), INDIA., India	27/03/2024

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	A4-100777