Arteether

Description

Arteether reached the market in the Netherlands as a solution in sesame oil, administered by i.m. injection, for the treatment of severe malaria infections in children and adolescents. Artheether, a sesquiterpene acetal with an endoperoxide bridge, is an ether derivative of the naturally occuring compound artemisinin, the active component of Chinese herbal remedies. As the other structural analogs of artemisinin, such as artesunate or artemether, it acts rapidly against Plasmodium, the parasite responsible for the disease, during the early blood stage of its development. It also exhibits a gametocytocidal activity against Plasmodium falciparum, reducing its potential for transmission. Because the only controlled clinical studies had been performed in children and adolescents, this new antimalarial drug was only approved for young patients. Further studies in adults treated with 150 mg i.m. artemotil, once daily for three consecutive days, indicated that the drug was efficient, rapidly acting (parasite clearance time meanly 38 h) and well tolerated. A new promising achievement in the regression of malaria is the combination of artemisinin derivatives with other long-lived antimalarials as mefloquine or pyrimethamine/sulfa.

Chemical properties

White Crystalline Solid

Originator

Central Drug Research Institute (India)

The Uses of Arteether

Derivative of Artemisinin. Antimalarial

Background

Artemotil, also known as β-arteether, is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin and a fast acting blood schizonticide specifically indicated for the treatment of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and cerebral malaria cases.

What are the applications of Application

Arteether is derivative of Artemisinin and an antimalarial.

Definition

ChEBI: Artemotil is an artemisinin derivative.

brand name

Artemotil

Metabolism

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