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