Artesun Dosage & Drug Information

Concise Prescribing Info Full Prescribing Info Contents Description Action Indications/Uses Dosage/Direction for Use Overdosage Contraindications Special Precautions Use In Pregnancy & Lactation Adverse Reactions Drug Interactions Caution For Usage Storage MIMS Class ATC Classification Thai FDA Category Presentation/Packing

Concise Prescribing Info

Contents

Artesunate

Indications/Uses

Severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum in adults & childn.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

IV/IM Administer for min of 24 hr (3 doses) regardless of patient's ability to tolerate oral medication earlier. Adult & childn weighing ≥20 kg 2.4 mg/kg at 0, 12, & 24 hr, then once daily until oral treatment can be substituted. Childn weighing <20 kg 3 mg/kg at 0, 12, & 24 hr, then once daily until oral treatment can be substituted.

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Overdosage

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Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to artesunate or other artemisinins.

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Special Precautions

Not for treatment of severe malaria due to Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae or Plasmodium ovale. Resistance to antimalarials. Post-treatment haemolytic anaemia in childn in malaria endemic areas & non-immune travellers w/ severe falciparum malaria. Patients w/ hyperparasitaemia. Hepatic &/or renal impairment. 1st trimester of pregnancy. Lactation. Infants weighing <5 kg. Young childn. Adults weighing >100 kg.

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Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

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Adverse Reactions

Post-treatment haemolytic anaemia in travellers, mild & transient decrease in reticulocyte count. Post-treatment haemolytic anaemia in endemic areas. Dizziness, light-headedness, headache, insomnia, tinnitus (w/ or w/o decrease in auditory function); cough &/or nasal symptoms; altered taste, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or cramps, diarrhoea; rash, alopecia; arthralgia, muscle disorders; fatigue, malaise, fever, inj site pain.

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Caution For Usage

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Storage

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Description

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Action

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MIMS Class

Antimalarials

ATC Classification

P01BE03 - artesunate ; Belongs to the class of artemisinin and derivative antimalarials.

Thai FDA Category

Presentation/Packing

Form

Artesun powd for soln for inj 60 mg

Packing/Price

(+ 1 mL amp Na bicarbonate (solvent) + 5 mL amp NaCl (diluent)) 1's

Artesun

artesunate

Manufacturer:

Atlantic Lab

Distributor:

Atlantic Pharma