Lumefantrine

Lumefantrine used in the treatment of malaria.


Brands
A-FANTRINE BD A-FANTRINE A-FANTRINE A-FANTRINE A-FANTRINE NEO-COTECXIN NEO-COTECXIN NEO-COTECXIN NEO-COTECXIN NEO-COTECXIN NEO-COTECXIN NEO-COTECXIN FORTE CO-MALEDOX QS CO-MALEDOX QS CO-MALEDOX CO-MALEDOX ARTINE BENMETHER RTX QMETEM-P QMETEM PLUS QMETEM PLUS QMETEM PLUS QMETEM PLUS QMETEM QMETEM QMETEM MALERA MALERA MALERA MALGO MALGO MALGO MALGO MALGO MAGLO PLASMOCIDE PLUS PLASMOCIDE PLUS PLASMOCIDE PLUS MALAGON-AL FORTE MALAGON A.L MALAGON A.L MALAVAR MALAVAR MALAVAR MALAVAR DISPERSIBLE MORVI FORTE MORVI FORTE MORVI MORVI MCURE MCURE LUMITRIN LUMETRIN GLACT GLACT FALCITRIN OD FALCITRIN OD FALCITRIN PLUS FALCITRIN FALCITRIN ARTHEGET JUNIOR ARTHEGET JUNIOR ARTHEGET EZ ARTHEGET ARTHEGET ARTECXIN DISPERSIBLE ARTECXIN FORTE DISPERSIBLE ARTECXIN ARTECXIN ARTECXIN ARTEM PLUS DS ARTEM PLUS DS ARTEM PLUS DS ARTEM PLUS DS ARTEM PLUS DS ARTEM PLUS DS ARTEM PLUS DS ONE-3 JUNIOR ONE-3 ONE-3 ONE-3 METHER PLUS CO METHER CO METHER CO METHER GEN-M DS GEN-M GEN-M GEN-M ARTI-L ARTI-L INDOMOL HD INDOMOL HD INDOMAL INDOMAL KOARTUM PLUS KOARTUM PLUS RT-METHER MAC-METHER OD MAC-METHER OD MAC-METHER MAC-METHER MAC-METHER MAC-METHER SALVAJ EEZ SALVAJ EEZ SALVAJ ARTEBLAX L ARTEBLAX L ARTEBLAX MEDITHER MEDITHER MEDITHER MEDITHER MEDITHER FORTE MALAKING MALAKING AMBLUM MAL-ANX FANART JUNIOR FANART FANART FANART PLUS FANART PLUS LUMETHER DS INOVEL INOVEL EXAFAL EXAFAL MALTHER PLUS MALTHER PLUS MALTHER MALTHER NENMETHER ANTIMAL TABLET MALAFANTRINE MALAFANTRINE-PF ANTMAL MALOUT LUMEART MORVELLA TS MORVELLA TS MORVELLA MORVELLA MORVELLA LUMINA-FORTE ARTEMET L HI-SERVIN-BD HI SERVIN HI SERVIN HI SERVIN XOMAL PLUS MALTEM PLUS DUMAL ARCEVA ARCEVA ARCEVA ARCEVA ARCEVA ARCEVA MASHENIL MASHENIL MASHENIL ALAR PLUS ALAR UFAN TF UFAN UFAN-FF LUMEZA MAXLUM MAXLUM FORT MAXART CAPSULE MAXART CAPSULE MAXART CAPSULE MAXLUM DS FALCITHER FORTE FALCITHER FORTE FALCITHER PLUS FALCITHER PLUS FALCITHER FALCITHER FALCITHER FALCITHER DS MALEVA MALEVA CO MISOMAL CO-MISOMAL QS CO-MISOMAL CO-MISOMAL CO-MISOMAL FALCINIL FALCINIL FALCINIL FALCINIL FALCINIL QS ARLUFA ARTELUM FORTE ARTELUM ARTELUM ARTELUM ARTELUM ARTELUM EZ BIOFANTRIN BIOFANTRIN BIOFANTRINE BIOMETHER BIOMETHER AMALAR AMALAR AMALAR AMALAR ENTUM ENTUM ENTUM ENTUM M-END M-END M-END M-END MALANX DS PLUS MALANX DS PLUS RETEMAX RETEMAX LUMY-A LUMY-A LUMY-A ARTEMEX L ARTEMEX L ARTEMEX L FORTE ZETHER ZETHER ZETHER BIANTIMAL ARTIMAX ARTEMAX PLUS ARTIMAX PLUS ARDFAME ARDFAME ARDFAME R-TERINE R-TERINE R-TERINE FORTE R-TERINE FORTE STALUTHER STALUTHER DV-THER FORTE DV-THER DV-THER ARTI-M ARTI-M MALGO MALGO MALOFF MALOFF MALOFF EXTRA LUMINAX ALTELUM ALTELUM ROTEM PLUS UNITHER PLUS UNIMET LUART LUART LUART BIO LUMEFAR BIO LUMEFAR ARTEPEARL ARTEPEARL ARTEPEARL DS FEVEREST FEVEREST FEVEREST FORTE MALAVEL MALAVEL MALAVEL MALAVEL MALAVEL MALARIAL MALARIAL FENTROLIVE FENTROLIVE SAMART SAMART SAMART FORTE MOSQONIL LUMETAR LUMETAR LUMETAR DS ARMETH ARMETH ARMETH FYNKOMETHER FYNKOMETHER KURIDA KURIDA KURIDA VEGARTEM AWAMETHER R-FIN R-FIN A-METHER A-METHER MOSPRO MOSPRO MOSPRO TS MOSPRO TS ETHER ETHER ETHER GAMET GAMET AKILUM PLUS AKILUM DUMETH DUMETH DUMETH PLUS MALADAN DS MALADAN DS MALADAN DS MALADAN EXTRA MALADAN EXTRA MALADAN EXTRA MALADAN EXTRA ARTEDAN CAPSULE LORMETIC FORTE LORMETIC LORMETIC LORMETIC MALFAN MALFAN MALFAN MALFAN MALFAN EXAMAL EXAMAL FALCIGO FORTE FALCIGO FALCIGO FALCIGO FALCIGO MELAMET DISPARTES SUPER DISPARTES PLUS COATESINATE SUPER CHEWARTES ARTINEX ARTINEX ARTI ARTI NEOART CO-ART VIZZ VIZZ LUMI ART LUMI ART-FORT NOLARIA EZ NOLARIA EZ AMBLUM FORTE ARTITAR ARTITAR RETHIER ARTEMAX ARTEMAX ARTEMAX ARTECAP M-ARTHEM FORTE M-ARTHEM FORTE M-ARTHEM WINART WINART ARTIWIN ARTIWIN ARTIWIN ARTILUM ARTILUM ARTILUM RELYON RELYON RELYON LUMEART DS LUMEART DS HEALTREM FORTE HEALTREM DANKE PLUS DANKE ARTHER FORTE ARTHER FORTE ARTHER ARTHER ARTHER ARTHER ARTHER ARTHER CARAMETHER CARAMETHER PLUS CARAFANTRINE PLUS ARMIZOL ARTRINE ARTRINE ARTRINE ARTEDAN TABLET ARTEDAN TABLET LUMEFIN FORT LUMEFIN FORT LUMEFIN FORT LUMEFIN FORT ARMER ARMAN ARMAN ARMAN MALASITE FORTE MALASITE FORTE MALASITE MALASITE MALASITE MALATUS FORTE MALATUS FORTE LUTEHR LUTEHR ARTIMRINE ARTIMRINE ARTICROWN ARTECID ARTECID MORTE DS MORTE MORTE MORTE FANMETHER DS FANART FANART LUMITER LUMETHER FORTE LUMETHER FORTE ARTEMEF ARTEMEF ARTEMEF ARTEMEF ARTEMEF ARTEMED ARTEMED ARTEMED ARTEMED ARFANT FORT MARTIAL ARTIMED ARTIMED ARTIMED LUTEN GENPRAM D ARTIMINUM FORT ARTIMINUM FORT ARTIMINUM ATM DISPERSIBLE PROART PLUS TRIMETHER TRIMETHER LUMARTIN LUMARTIN MARITHER MARITHER MARITHER LEMOXOL DS LEMOXOL DS L-ARTEM L-ARTEM L-ARTEM DS HUTHER HUTHER ARTHELU ARTHELU NT-MATHER ALTAMAL ALTAMAL MIVUX MIVUX ARTEGEN ARTEGEN LUMALE LUMALE LUMALE MALASAF MALASAF ARTHAM LUMESIN ARTHERMAN ARTHERMAN ISTEM APENT PLUS APENT PLUS APENT APENT APENT RAYART MORVI FORTE MORVI AMBLUM FORT DS AMBLUM FORT DS MACARTIUM FORTE FALCIMEF FORTE FALCIMEF FORTE FALCIMEF DS MALACID FALCIMEF MALACID FORTE MALACID FORTE FALCIM FALCIM FINPHER PLUS L-METHER L-METHER CO-ARTENTIN DD ALUMAX ALUMAX DANKE FORT SUSPENSION PRAYMETHER FORTE N-TMAL ARTOBIN ARTEWIN ARTIMAL FORTE ARTIMAL LOMAR IXALT IXALT IXALT FANSIMZ FANSIMZ
Adult Dose
Dose: 240 mg
Single Dose: 240 (240)
Frequency: 12 hourly
Route: PO
Instructions: Initially for once
Neonatal
Dose: 15 mg/kg
Single Dose: 15 (15)
Frequency: As recommended.
Route: Oral
Instructions: Initial dose, repeat after 8 hrs. ,24 hrs. and 48 hrs of 1st dose
Paedriatic
Dose: 120 mg
Single Dose: 120 (120)
Frequency: As recommended.
Route: Initial dose, Repeated after 8,24,36,48 and 60 hours. 5-14 kg of children.
Instructions:
Characteristics
It belongs to Antimalarial Agent pharmacological group.The Molecular Weight of Lumefantrine is 528.90.
Contraindications
Lumefantrine is contraindicated in conditions like Renal failure,Pulmonary edema.
Effects
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Lumefantrine, which give rise to further complications include Fever, Chills.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Lumefantrine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Weakness, Dizziness, Headache, Fatigue, Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Myalgia, Palpitation, Sleep disturbance, Cough, Pleuritis, GI disturbance, Muscle pain, Stiffiness, Loss of appetite, dizziness, Weakness, Rash.
Indications
Lumefantrine is primarily indicated in conditions like Malaria caused by plasmodium falciparum.
Interactions
Lumefantrine is known to interact with other drugs, the details of drug interactions is as follows:DrugDetailsSeverityOnsetManagementVORICONAZOLEadditive QTc-prolongation may occur. Concomitant therapy should be avoided. These interactions are sometimes beneficial and sometimes may pose threats to life. Always consult your physician for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required.
Interfrence
Risks
Drug should not be given to Paediatrics, Pregnant Mothers, Cardiac / Hypertensive Patients, patients suffering from Kidney dysfunction, patients suffering from Liver Malfunction, and Neonates.If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Storage
Tab Store Below 30°C.
Warnings
Should be use with caution in severely decreased kidney function, Severely decreased liver function, Heart disease. Birth control pills may not work properly while you are taking this medicine. Talk to your doctor about using an extra method of birth control.
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