Medicines/Generics/Artemisinin

Artemisinin

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Overview

Artemisinin is an antimalarial, belongs to sesquiterpene lactone endoperoxide group. Artemisinin is derived from the weed qing hao (Artemisia annua), also called as wormwood or annual wormwood. The medicinal value has been known for more than 2000 years. It and related drugs are the most rapidly acting, effective and safe drugs for the treatment of severe malaria, including infection due to chloroquine and multidrug-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum. It should not be used for prophylaxis of malaria or treatment of mild attacks.

Indications

Artemisinin is primarily indicated in conditions like Chloroquine resistant malaria, Complicated and severe malaria, Uncomplicated malaria.

Contraindications

Artemisinin is contraindicated in conditions like Malaria prophylaxis.

Side Effects

The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Artemisinin, which give rise to further complications include Jaundice, Neurotoxicity, Cardiovascular toxicity. The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Artemisinin include Cardiovascular disturbances. The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Artemisinin are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting, Fever, Abdominal cramps, Tinnitus, Skin rashes, Sweating, Pruritus, Hypotension, Somnolence, Darkening of urine, Decreased reticulocytes, Transient low fever.

Warnings

Care should be taken when using to treat the women being pregnant with in three months or patients with vomiting severely.

High Risk Groups

Drug should not be given to Pregnant Mothers, and Cardiac / Hypertensive Patients. If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.

Adult Dosage

100 to 200 mg/day (150 (150)) As recommended. oral —

Child Dosage

No child dosage information is recorded for this medicine yet.

Neonatal Dosage

No neonatal dosage information is recorded for this medicine yet.

Drug Interactions

No data regarding the interactions of Artemisinin was found.

Storage

Tab, Caps Store . Protect from Sunlight, Moisture and Heat.