Drug details

Coartem (artemether lumefantrine tablets)

type of Antimalarials

Coartem (artemether/lumefantrine) is an antimalarial medication used to treat non-severe malaria. Coartem does not prevent malaria.

The drug is often used to treat Malaria .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• dizziness,
• vomiting,
• muscle or joint pain,
• weakness,
• loss of appetite,
• fever,
• chills,
• tiredness,
• cough, and
• abdominal pain,
• trouble sleeping (insomnia).

The following drugs are related to Coartem, either as a replacement or used together:

• Aralen (chloroquine)
• Artesunate (artesunate)
• Malarone (atovaquone and proguanil hcl)
• Daraprim (pyrimethamine)
• Fansidar (sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine)
• Gantanol (sulfamethoxazole)
• Halfan (halofantrine hydrochloride tablets)
• Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine)
• Lariam (mefloquine)
• Qualaquin (quinine sulfate capsules)