Coartem® /Riamet®

Published data on Coartem® /Riamet®

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Sutherland CJ
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Reduction of Malaria Transmission to Anopheles Mosquitoes with a Six-Dose Regimen of Co-Artemether PLoS Med. 2005; 2, e92. 0338-0346

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Falade C et al. Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine Coartem® tablets (six-dose regimen) in African infants and children with acute, uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2005; 99:459-467

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Muheki C et al. Artemesinin-based combination therapy reduces expenditure on malaria treatment in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Trop Med Int Health 2004; 9: 959-966

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Fogg C et al. Adherence to a six-dose regimen of artemether-lumefantrine for treatment of uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria in Uganda Am J Trop Med Hyg 2004; 71:525-530

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Wernsdorfer
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Coartemether (artemether and lumefantrine): an oral antimalarial drug. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2004; 2: 181-196.

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Krudsood S et al. Comparative clinical trial of two-fixed combinations dihydroartemisinin-napthoquine-trimethoprim (DNP) and artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem/Riamet) in the treatment of acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Thailand Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2003;34 2: 316-321

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Lefèvre G et al. Pharmacokinetics and electrocardiographic pharmacodynamics of artemether-lumefantrine (Riamet®) with concomitant administration of ketoconazole in healthy subjects Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2002; 5: 485-92

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Lefèvre G et al. Interaction trial between artemether-lumefantrine (Riamet®) and quinine in healthy subjects J Clin Pharmacol. 2002; 10: 1147-58.

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Bindschedler M et al. Comparison of the cardiac effects of the antimalarials Co artemether and holofantrine in healthy participants Am J Trop Med Hyg 2002; 66: 293-293

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Lefévre G et al. A clinical and pharmacokinetic trial of six doses of artemether-lumefantrine for multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2001; 64: 247-256

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Kshirsagar N et al. A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, comparative safety, and efficacy trial of oral co-artemether versus oral chloroquine in the treatment of acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in adults in India. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2000; 62: 402-408

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Bindschedler M et al. Cardiac effects of co-artemether (artemether-lumefantrine) and mefloquine given alone or in combination to heathy volunteers Eur J Clin Pharm 2000, 56: 375-381

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Bakshi R et al. An integrated assessment of the clinical safety of artemether-lumefantrine: a new oral fixed combination antimalarial drug Transact Royal Soc Tropic Med Hyg 2000, 94: 419-424

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Lefèvre G et al. Pharmacokinetic interaction trial between co-artemether and mefloquine Eur J Pharm Sci 2000, 10: 141-151
Ezzet F et al. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of lumefantrine (benflumetol) in acute falciparum malaria Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2000, 44: 697-704
Colussi D et al. Binding artemether and lumefantrine to plasma protein and erythrocytes Eur J Pharm Sci 1999, 9: 9-16
White N et al. Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of artemether and lumefantrine Clin Pharmacokinet 1999, 37: 105-125
Lefèvre G, Thomsen M Clinical pharmacokinetics of artemether and lumefantrine (Riamet® ) Clin Drug Invest 1999, 18: 467-480

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van Vugt M et al. No evidence of cardiotoxicity during antimalarial treatment with artemether-lumefantrine Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999, 61: 964-967
van Agtamael M et al. The comparative efficacy and tolerability of CGP 56697 (artemether + lumefanatrine) versus halofantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in travellers returning from the tropics to The Netherlands and France Int J antimicrob Agents 1999, 12: 159-169

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van Agtamael M et al. Multiple dose pharmacokinetics of artemether in Chinese patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria Int J antimicrob Agents 1999, 12: 151-158
van Vugt M et al. Efficacy of six doses of artemether-lumefantrine (benflumetol) in multidrug resistant falciparum malaria

Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999, 60: 936-942
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Looareesuwan S et al. A randomized, double-blind comparative trial of a new oral combination of artemether and benflumetol (CGP 56697) with mefloquine in the treatment of acute P. falciparum malaria in Thailand Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999, 60: 238-243

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Skelton-Stroud et al. Positioning, labelling, and medical information control of co-artemether tablets (CPG 56697): a fixed novel combination of artemether and benflumetol Medicine Tropicale 1998, 58: 77-81
van Vugt M et al. The relationship between capillary and venous concentrations of the antimalarial drug lumefantrine (benflumetol) Transact Royal Soc Tropic Med Hyg 1998, 92: 564-565
Ezzet F et al Population pharmacokinetics and therapeutic response of CGP 56697 (artemether and benflumetol) in malaria patients Brit J clin Pharmacol 1998, 46: 553-561
Irion A et al. Distinction of recrudescence from new infections by PCR-RFLP analysis in a comparative trial of CGP 56697 and chloroquine in Tanzanian children Trop Med Int Health 1998, 3: 490-497

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van Vugt M et al. Randomized comparison of artemether-benflumetol and artesunate-mefloquine in treatment of multidrug-resistant falciparum malaria Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1998, 42: 135-139
Hatz C et al. Efficacy and safety of CGP 56697 (artemether and benflumetol) compared with chloroquine to treat acute falciparum malria in Tanzanian children aged 1-5 years Trop Med Int Health 1998, 3: 498-504

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von Seidlein L et al. A randomized controlled trial of artemether/benflumetol, a new antimalarial and pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in African children Am J Trop Med Hyg 1998, 58: 638-644

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von Seidlein L et al. Prolongation of the QTc interval in African children treated for falciparum malaria Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997, 56: 494-497
von Seidlein L et al. Treatment of African children with uncomplicated Falciparum malaria with a new antimalarial drug, CGP 56697 J Infec Dis 1997, 176: 1113-116

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Xiuquing J et al. Phase II trial in China of a new rapidly acting and effective oral antimalarial, CGP 56697, for the treatment of P. falciparum malaria Southeast Asian J Tropical Medicine and Public Health 1997, 28: 476-481
Xiuquing J et al. A phase II, non-comparative trial of a new antimalarial for the oral treatment of acute, Plasmodium falciparum malaria Annals Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 1996, 90: 434