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Lumefantrine


Lumefantrine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
2-(dibutylamino)-1-[(9E)-2,7-dichloro- 9-[(4-chlorophenyl)methylidene] fluoren-4-yl]ethanol
Identifiers
CAS number	82186-77-4
ATC code	?
PubChem	5311253
Chemical data
Formula	C₃₀H₃₂Cl₃N O
Mol. mass	528.939 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
Metabolism	?
Half life	?
Excretion	?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status
Routes	?

Lumefantrine (or benflumetol) is an antimalarial drug.

The term "co-artemether" is sometimes used to describe the administration of lumefantrine with artemether.^[1]

References

^ Toovey S, Jamieson A, Nettleton G (2003). "Successful co-artemether (artemether-lumefantrine) clearance of falciparum malaria in a patient with severe cholera in Mozambique". Travel medicine and infectious disease 1 (3): 177–9. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2003.09.002. PMID 17291911.

v • d • e Antiprotozoals: Antimalarial drugs (P01B)
Aminoquinolines	Amodiaquine • Chloroquine • Hydroxychloroquine • Pamaquine • Primaquine
Biguanides	Proguanil • Cycloguanil embolate
Methanolquinolines	Mefloquine • Quinine
Diaminopyridines	Pyrimethamine
Artemisinin derivatives	Artemisinin • Artemether • Artesunate • Artenimol • Arteether/Artemotil
Others	Halofantrine • Lumefantrine