Product Description
Artemether and lumefantrine tablets are a prescription combination medication used to treat acute, uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum in patients weighing at least 5 kg (11 lbs)
Artemether acts quickly to rapidly reduce the number of malaria parasites in the bloodstream.
Lumefantrine has a longer duration of action to clear remaining parasites and prevent the infection from returning.
Combined action increases haeme levels, a substance toxic to the parasite