| Category of Drug | Artemether is an Anti-Infectives |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Artemether is used for 1. Treatment of severe P. falciparum malaria in areas where evidence is there that quinine is ineffective 2. multidrug-resistant malaria |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | 1. CAPSULE 2. INJECTION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. The first trimester of pregnancy 2. Hypersensitivity |
| Precautions | 1. Electrolyte disturbances 2. Concomitant use with other drugs known to cause QT-interval prolongation 3. Hepatic impairment 4. Renal impairment 5. Monitor patients unable to take food |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Headache 2. Nausea 3. Vomiting 4. Abdominal pain 5. Diarrhoea 6. Dizziness 7. Tinnitus 8. Neutropenia |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
