Artemotil
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Chemical compound
Pharmaceutical compound
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| Routes of administration | Intramuscular injection |
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| Metabolism | Hepatic |
| Elimination half-life | 20 hours |
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| Formula | C17H28O5 |
| Molar mass | 312.406 g·mol−1 |
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Artemotil (INN; also known as β-arteether[1] ), is a fast acting blood schizonticide specifically indicated for the treatment of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and cerebral malaria cases.[2] It is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin, a natural product of the Chinese plant Artemisia annua . It is currently only used as a second line drug in severe cases of malaria.
References
[edit ]- ^ "The International Pharmacopoeia - Sixth Edition - Artemotil" (PDF). 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Yeates RA (April 2002). "Artemotil Artecef". Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs. 3 (4). London, England: 545–9. PMID 12090721.
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