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Important to ensure patients get their full course to reduce risk of developing resistance
Name | Starting Dose | Frequency | Route |
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Artesunate (Severe malaria) | 2.4 mg/kg IV | Give at 0 hr, 12 hr, 24 hr, and 48 hr | IV |
Artemether with Lumefantrime (acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria, chloroquine-resistant non-falciparum malaria) | 24 tablets over 60 hours | 4 tablets, followed by 4 tablets x 5 doses each given at 8, 24, 36, 48 and 60 hours | PO |