Coartem

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf antiviral drug
gptkbp:activeIngredient gptkb:artemether
gptkb:lumefantrine
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkb:U.S._Food_and_Drug_Administration
1999
gptkbp:ATCCode gptkb:P01BE02
gptkbp:contraindication severe malaria
hypersensitivity to artemether or lumefantrine
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Novartis
gptkbp:effect gptkb:Plasmodium_falciparum
gptkbp:form gptkb:tablet
fixed-dose combination
gptkbp:halfLife artemether: 1-3 hours
lumefantrine: 3-6 days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coartem
gptkbp:marketedIn over 80 countries
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction inhibits nucleic acid and protein synthesis in Plasmodium
gptkbp:pregnancyCategory C (US)
gptkbp:prescriptionStatus prescription only
gptkbp:routeOfAdministration oral
gptkbp:sideEffect nausea
vomiting
anorexia
dizziness
headache
palpitations
arthralgia
myalgia
gptkbp:usedFor treatment of malaria
gptkbp:WHOModelListOfEssentialMedicines included
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:artemether
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6