Artemether

Chemical formula: C₁₆H₂₆O₅ Molecular mass: 298.375 g/mol PubChem compound: 68911

Active ingredient description

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.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
P01BE02	Artemether	P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P01 Antiprotozoals → P01B Antimalarials → P01BE Artemisinin and derivatives
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Medicines

Artemether is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

(combination) COARTEM

Australia (AU)

(combination) RIAMET

Austria (AT)

(combination) RIAMET

France (FR)

(combination) RIAMET

Japan (JP)

(combination) RIAMET

Netherlands (NL)

(combination) RIAMET

New Zealand (NZ)

(combination) RIAMET

Nigeria (NG)

GIMBAMILAR
LYNSUNATE
(combination) ACTIMAX
(combination) AFLOTIN
(combination) AFRIMAL
(combination) AGWOIBA
(combination) AMATEM
(combination) APTEM
(combination) AQUAMAL
(combination) ARLUNART
(combination) ARTELUM
(combination) ARTELUM COMBO
(combination) ARTELUMEX FORTE
(combination) ARTEMEF
(combination) ARTENISE
(combination) ARTETRINE
(combination) ARTHEGET
(combination) ARTHELUTER
(combination) ATMAL PLUS
(combination) AVROMAL
(combination) BELLARTEM
(combination) BENART
(combination) BESKILLA
(combination) BREARTEM
(combination) CARTEF
(combination) CHIMARTEM
(combination) CIKATEM
(combination) CO-ARTHEMED
(combination) CO-FANART FORTE
(combination) COATAL
(combination) COREXAT
(combination) CRUSHMAL
(combination) DRUTEMAL PLUS
(combination) DUOTHER
(combination) EDUMETHER
(combination) EMITEM
(combination) FALCET
(combination) FALCITHER FORTE
(combination) FALCIZILCH
(combination) GRETHER
(combination) HANMAL
(combination) HENAFENTRINE
(combination) HYTEN
(combination) KART-LU
(combination) KESARTEM
(combination) KILLMAL
(combination) KONATRIN
(combination) KOYORINE
(combination) LA-TESEN
(combination) LA-TESEN COMBI
(combination) LARITIN
(combination) LAVINART
(combination) LOKMAL
(combination) LOKMAL COMBI
(combination) LONART
(combination) LUMAL
(combination) LUMALAR
(combination) LUMAPIL
(combination) LUMAREAL
(combination) LUMARTEM
(combination) LUMEF FORTE
(combination) LUMERAX
(combination) LUNTRIN
(combination) LYNSUNATE FORTE
(combination) MACALUM
(combination) MALAGARD
(combination) MALANTER
(combination) MALVIQ
(combination) MASOMAL
(combination) MEDITHER
(combination) MEFAMETER
(combination) MEFARTEM
(combination) MIKATEM
(combination) NICHETHER
(combination) RAVIMAL
(combination) SALUMETHER
(combination) SARMATA
(combination) SHAL'ARTEM
(combination) SOMAL
(combination) SUMETHER
(combination) SUPATEM
(combination) TACEN
(combination) TAMA-ACT
(combination) TAMFREE
(combination) TOPMAL
(combination) WELFAST
(combination) ZUMATEM

South Africa (ZA)

(combination) COARTEM

United Kingdom (UK)

(combination) RIAMET

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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