General description
Artesunate is an antiparasitic medicine used for the treatment of malaria.
INN
Artesunate
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1999
(TRS
895)
for
Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
Added in 1999
(TRS
895)
for
Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
- Parenteral > General injections > IV: 60 mg in vial powder for injection; 30 mg in vial powder for injection; 120 mg in vial powder for injection
- Local > Rectal > Other: 100 mg capsules