Lumefantrine
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| Lumefantrine
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| 2-(dibutylamino)-1-[(9E)-2,7-dichloro- 9-[(4-chlorophenyl)methylidene] fluoren-4-yl]ethanol | |
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| ATC code | ? |
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| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C30H32Cl3NO |
| Mol. mass | 528.939 g/mol |
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| Bioavailability | ? |
| Metabolism | ? |
| Half life | ? |
| Excretion | ? |
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Lumefantrine (or benflumetol) is an antimalarial drug.
The term "co-artemether" is sometimes used to describe the administration of lumefantrine with artemether.[1]
References
- ↑ Toovey S, Jamieson A, Nettleton G (2003). "Successful co-artemether (artemether-lumefantrine) clearance of falciparum malaria in a patient with severe cholera in Mozambique". Travel medicine and infectious disease 1 (3): 177–9. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2003.09.002. PMID 17291911.
Antiprotozoals: Antimalarial drugs (P01B) | |
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| Aminoquinolines | 4-Aminoquinoline (Amodiaquine, Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine) • 8-Aminoquinoline (Pamaquine, Primaquine) |
| Methanolquinolines | Mefloquine • Quinine |
| Biguanides | Proguanil • Cycloguanil embolate |
| Diaminopyridines | Pyrimethamine |
| Artemisinin derivatives | Artemisinin • Artemether • Artesunate • Artenimol • Arteether/Artemotil |
| Others | Halofantrine • Lumefantrine |
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