2011
Antimalarial Agents
Parikh S, Lee M, Aweeka F. Antimalarial Agents. Infectious Disease 2011, 561-579. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-213-7_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOld antimalarial drugMainstay of treatmentCases of malariaDrug-drug interactionsTreatment of malariaImportant infectious diseasesWorld Health OrganizationUncomplicated malariaArtemether-lumefantrinePharmacodynamic interactionsSulfadoxine-pyrimethamineACT drugsCombination therapyPartner drugsProphylactic useArtemisinin drugsDrug interactionsMalaria therapyDrug combinationsOld drugsComplex pharmacologyVirulent human malariaMalaria todayAntimalarial drugsACT exposure
2009
Pharmacokinetics of Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine in Children in Kampala, Uganda▿
Mwesigwa J, Parikh S, McGee B, German P, Drysdale T, Kalyango JN, Clark TD, Dorsey G, Lindegardh N, Annerberg A, Rosenthal PJ, Kamya MR, Aweeka F. Pharmacokinetics of Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine in Children in Kampala, Uganda▿. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2009, 54: 52-59. PMID: 19841149, PMCID: PMC2798532, DOI: 10.1128/aac.00679-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemisinin-based combination therapyUncomplicated malariaActive metaboliteConcentration-time curveWorld Health OrganizationACT regimensArtesunate-AmodiaquineLast doseArtemether-lumefantrineLevel of exposureDrug regimensVenous samplingCombination therapyUgandan childrenPK parametersPharmacokinetic dataArtemisinin derivativesPK resultsOptimum dosingRegimensLumefantrineHealth OrganizationAdultsChildrenDesethylamodiaquine