Alpha/beta Arteether in Adults:
• Intramuscular injection of one ampoule, containing 150mg / arteether, daily for 3 consecutive days (i.e. total dose 480 mg irrespective of body weight or 3mg/kg/day for a 50kg adult).
Child dose:
• Intramuscular injection of 3mg / arteether/kg body weight daily for 3 consecutive days.
Artemotil (children and adolescents up to the age of 16 years only):
• Intramuscular injection of 4.8mg/kg body weight as a loading dose followed by 1.6mg/kg body weight administered 6, 24, 48 and 72 hours after the loading dose.
• The injection can alternatively be continued on further consecutive days until the patient can take oral therapy with another effective antimalarial drug.
• Alpha and beta Arteether is also available as an injectable formulation in ampoules containing either 150 mg dissolved in 2 ml. arachis oil or 80 mg dissolved in 1 ml arachis oil. No specific pediatric formulation exists.
• Pregnant females below 16 years
• Known hypersensitivity to artemotil and/or sesame oil
• Treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria
• Treatment of vivax malaria
• Intramuscular injection of one ampoule, containing 150mg / arteether, daily for 3 consecutive days (i.e. total dose 480 mg irrespective of body weight or 3mg/kg/day for a 50kg adult).
Child dose:
• Intramuscular injection of 3mg / arteether/kg body weight daily for 3 consecutive days.
Artemotil (children and adolescents up to the age of 16 years only):
• Intramuscular injection of 4.8mg/kg body weight as a loading dose followed by 1.6mg/kg body weight administered 6, 24, 48 and 72 hours after the loading dose.
• The injection can alternatively be continued on further consecutive days until the patient can take oral therapy with another effective antimalarial drug.
Dosage & When it is to be taken
• Artemotil is available as an injectable formulation in color coded ampoules containing either 150mg or 50mg artemotil respectively dissolved in 1 ml sesame oil. The latter is recommended for use in children weighing <16 kilogram body weight.• Alpha and beta Arteether is also available as an injectable formulation in ampoules containing either 150 mg dissolved in 2 ml. arachis oil or 80 mg dissolved in 1 ml arachis oil. No specific pediatric formulation exists.
When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)
Artemotil is contraindicated in• Pregnant females below 16 years
• Known hypersensitivity to artemotil and/or sesame oil
• Treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria
• Treatment of vivax malaria
