Safety, efficacy and population pharmacokinetics of fixed-dose combination of artesunate-mefloquine in the treatment of acute uncomplicated <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> malaria in India

Safety, efficacy and population pharmacokinetics of fixed-dose combination of artesunate-mefloquine in the treatment of acute uncomplicated <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> malaria in India

<b>Background & objectives:</b> India has switched over to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for the treatment of acute uncomplicated <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> malaria and the ACT used in the national programme is artesunate + sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine. Sinc...

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Main Authors: Neena Valecha, Bina Srivastava, N. G. Dubhashi, B. H. Krishnamoorthy Rao, Ashwani Kumar, S. K. Ghosh, Jai Prakash Narayan Singh, J. R. Kiechel, Bhawna Sharma, V. Jullien, A. P. Dash, W.R.J. Taylor, Anupkumar R. Anvikar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Artesunate; India; malaria; mefloquine; <i>P. falciparum;</i> pharmacokinetics
Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/504258.pdf

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