Artemotil
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Routes of administration | Intramuscular injection |
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Metabolism | Hepatic |
Elimination half-life | 20 hours |
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Artemotil (
Plasmodium falciparum malaria and cerebral malaria cases.[2] It is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin, a natural product of the Chinese plant Artemisia annua
. It is currently only used as a second line drug in severe cases of malaria.
References
- ^ "The International Pharmacopoeia - Sixth Edition - Artemotil" (PDF). 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- PMID 12090721.