BG arthermeter 80mg injection

Severe malaria including cerebral malaria and as a second line drug in chloroquine resistant malaria cases only.

Artemether injection and are containdicated in pregnancy unless the doctor considersit essential (as may be in the case of cerebral malaria)

Do not exceed the prescribed dose. Electrocardio graphic QT prolongation, nursing women.

Erythromycin, terfenadine, asetmizole, probucol, Class 1a antiarrhymic agents (quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide), Class III antiarrhythmic agents (amiodarone, retylium), bepridil, sotalol, tricyclic antidepressants, some neuroleptics and phenothiazines.

Decrease in reticulocytes count, slight rise of SGOT and SGPT may occur in individual cases.

Cardiotoxicity has been observed with high doses.

Adults:

1 ampoule containing 80 mg twice a day by I.M. route (160 mg/day) for 1^st day followed by 1 ampoule containing 80 mg once a day by M.I. injection for the next four days.

Children:

1.6 mg/Kg twice a day by M.I. injection on the first day followed by 1.6 mg/kg once a day for the next four days.

The total dosage is 9.6 mg/kg in children.