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