Antimalarial bioavailability and disposition of artesunate in acute falciparum malaria.

The pharmacokinetic properties of oral and intravenous artesunate (2 mg/kg of body weight) were studied in 19 adult patients with acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria by using a randomized crossover design. A sensitive bioassay was used to measure the antimalarial activity in plasma whi...

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Main Authors: Newton, P, Suputtamongkol, Y, Teja-Isavadharm, P, Pukrittayakamee, S, Navaratnam, V, Bates, I, White, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2000