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Artesunate + mefloquine
Essential medicine status
Section:
6. Anti-infective medicines 6.5. Antiprotozoal medicines 6.5.3. Antimalarial medicines 6.5.3.1. Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
ATC codes: P01BF02
EMLc
Indication
Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax ICD11 code: 1F81
INN
Artesunate + mefloquine
Medicine type
Biological agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg + 50 mg (as hydrochloride) ; 100 mg + 200 mg (as hydrochloride)
EML status history
First added in 2013 (TRS 985)
Changed in 2025 (TRS 1064)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Artesunate + mefloquine
DrugBank
Artesunate ,
Mefloquine
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended: - to modify the listing to refer to the strength of mefloquine as the hydrochloride salt.