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  ARTESUNATE = AS oral Select language: English (Arabic) العربية Español (Spanish) Français (French) Ente Prescription under medical supervision   Oral artesunate must always be administered in combination with another antimalarial in coformulated tablets: artesunate/amodiaquine or artesunate/mefloquine.    Therapeutic action Antimalarial Indications Treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria, in combination with another antimalarial Treatment of uncomplicated malaria due to other Plasmodium species, in combination with another antimalarial, when chloroquine cannot be used Completion treatment following parenteral therapy for severe malaria, in combination with another antimalarial Forms and strengths 50 mg tablet Dosage and duration Child and adult: 4 mg/kg once daily for 3 days in combination with another antimalarial Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions May cause: gastrointestinal disturbances, dizziness. Pregnancy : no contra-in...

    Drugs potentially dangerous or obsolete or ineffective ARTEMETHER injectable ARTEMETHER injectable Select language: English (Arabic) العربية Español (Spanish) Français (French) Enter Permalink On this page Therapeutic action Antimalarial Indications Alternative to injectable artesunate (when it is not available) in the: Treatment of severe malaria  Initial treatment of uncomplicated malaria, when persistent vomiting precludes oral therapy Forms and strengths, route of administration 80 mg in 1 ml ampoule (80 mg/ml), oily solution for IM injection. NEVER ADMINISTER BY IV ROUTE. When the dose required is less than 1 ml, use a 1 ml syringe graduated in 0.01 ml. Dosage and duration Child and adult: 3.2 mg/kg by IM injection on the first day followed by 1.6 mg/kg once daily   Weight 80 mg ampoule Loading dose Maintenance dose 3-4 kg 0.2 ml 0.1 ml 5-6 kg 0.3 ml 0.15 ml 7-9 kg 0.4 ml 0.2 ml 10-14 kg 0.6 ml 0.3 ml 15-19 kg 0.8 ml 0.4 ml 20-29 kg 1.2 ml 0.6 ml 3...

Serum or Plasma: What are their uses, and which is better for research purposes?  Published on  July 17, 2023   by  Michael Moore       Post Views:   2,261 Blood and serum are two of the most essential components of blood. While both comprise the liquid elements of the connective tissue that is blood, they differ in many ways and have various applications in medical research.    We know that blood extraction and collection is a common routine, one which enables us to:     understand and determine the general health of an individual   track and monitor diseases,    measure the effects of therapeutic treatments or interventions and    gauge the impact of lifestyle and nutrition.    Plasma and serum, which represent what remains after the blood cells are removed, are the most often collected samples from blood. Blood plasma and serum abound in a wide range of in...