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Coartem®/Riamet®
A summary of product characteristics

Coartem®/Riamet® :

  • is highly effective against malaria caused by P. falciparum even in areas of multi-drug resistance
  • eliminates parasites and symptoms significantly faster than most current antimalarials
  • is a fast-acting emergency therapy for non-immune travellers
  • is rapidly gametocidal, helping to reduce transmission
  • achieves high cure rates: at the 6-dose (24-tablet) regimen in areas with multi-drug resistance and in non-immune travellers
  • is equally or better tolerated than most current established antimalarials
  • is an easy fixed-dose combination treatment:
    • simplifying compliance
    • tested by GCP standards

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