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Artesunate + amodiaquine
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: P01BF03
EMLc
Indication
Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum ICD11 code: 1F40
INN
Artesunate + amodiaquine
Medicine type
Biological agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg + 67.5 mg ; 50 mg + 135 mg ; 100 mg + 270 mg
EML status history
First added in 2011 (TRS 965)
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 + amodiaquine
DrugBank
Artesunate ,
Amodiaquine
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended: - to remove the footnote regarding other combinations.