Artex Tablet 50 mg
- Brand:Jayson Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- Product Code: Artesunate
- Availability: In Stock
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12.08Tk.
This product has a minimum quantity of 10
Indications
Artesunate can quickly and reliably control the acute attack of malaria. It is suitable to salvage the patients with pernicious malaria and treat P. falciparum malaria and P. vivax malaria. It is effective against malaria caused by chloroquine resistant strain of plasmodium falciparum.
Pharmacology
Artesunate is a potent and rapidly-acting blood schizontocide derived from the leaves of the chinese herb, Armesia annua. The exact mode of action is not clear but clinical studies have confirmed the effectiveness of artesunate in P. vivax and falciparum malaria.
Dosage & Administration
Adult: 5 days treatment: on the 1st day 2 tablets twice and 2nd day onward 1 tablet twice daily for remaining 4 days
Children:
Children:
- 1-3 years: 5 days treatment: on the 1st day ½ tablet twice and 2nd day onward ¼ tablet twice daily for remaining 4 days
- 4-5 years: 5 days treatment: on the 1st day 1 tablet twice and 2nd day onward ½ tablet twice daily for remaining 4 days
- 6-12 years: 5 days treatment: on the 1st day ½ tablet twice, 2nd day 1 tablet twice and 3rd day onward ½ tablet twice daily for remaining 3 days
Interaction
Antimalarial potentiating action seen with mefloquine, primaquine and tetracycline. Additive effect with chloroquine. Antagonistic effect with pyrimethamine and sulphonamides.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity.
Side Effects
Transient and reversible reticulocytopaenia, drug fever, rash, bradycardia, transient 1st-degree heart block and reversible elevation of serum transaminases.
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy category is not classified. FDA has yet not classified the drug into a specific pregnancy catagory.
Precautions & Warnings
Hepatic or renal insufficiency; Pregnancy and lactation.
Therapeutic Class
Anti-malarial drugs
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