40mgMalaria

Artem

Artem 40mg Injection

Artemether/Lumafantrine

HILTON PHARMA (PVT) LIMITED

Drug Identity

Active Ingredient

Artemether/Lumafantrine

Drug Class

Anti-Infectives

ATC Code

P01BE02

Status

Essential Medicine

What is Artem?

Uses

Artemether and lumefantrine are anti-malaria medications that interfere with the growth of parasites in the red blood cells of the human ...

How It Works

Deep IM injection or slow IV infusion. Dissolve 60 mg of Artesunate with 1 ml of 5% sodium bicarbonate solution for injection before use in IM injection. Dissolve 60 mg of Artesunate with 1 ml of 5% sodium bicarbonate solution for IV infusion and add 5 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride solution for injection before use to make 1 ml containing 10 mg of Artesunate. Injection must follow immediately soon after dissolution, if the solution appears cloudy or sediment occur, it should be rejected.

How to Take It

Adult · PO,IM

160 mg — 24 hourly

Initial

Adult · PO.IM

80 mg — 24 hourly

Maintenance, As Required

Adult

Scraped Dose

Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed. Take artemether and lumefantrine with food, milk, puddin

Child · Intra Muscular

3.2 mg/kg — 12 hourly

For 3 Days

Safety Alerts

Family history of congenital QT interval prolongation family history of sudden death

history of arrhythmias

history of clinically relevant bradycardia

history of congestive heart failure accompanied by reduced left ventricular ejection fraction Electrolyte disturbances, concomitant use with other drugs known to cause QT-interval prolongation

Important Warnings

Avoid in acute porphyrias, history of arrhythmias, electrolyte disturbances, bradycardia, congestive heart failure accompanied by reduce ventricular ejection fraction

family history of sudden death or of congenital QT interval prolongation

Side Effects

Transient and reversible reticulocytopeniadrug feverdrug rashbradycardiatransient first degree heart block and transient & reversible elevation of serum transaminasesnauseaabdominal paindiarrhoeaheadache.

Drug Interactions

Antioxidant drugs e.g. vitamin E

C. Additive Chloroquine

antagonistic effect seen with pyrimethamine and sulphonamides

Pregnancy & Lactation

Pregnancy

Contraindicated in pregnancy.

Lactation

Caution advised or effect undetermined.

Storage

Tab Store in a well closed container, at room temperature, Below 30°C. Protect from Moisture.

Price Intelligence

Rs 851.7

Servaid observed price · as of 30 July 2026

DRAP approved ceiling: Rs 1,406.02 (per pack of 10)

Pack size is not recorded for both figures, so we do not compare them here.

Reg. 050689 · approved 22 Jul, 2026

Prices across sources

ServaidRs 851.7

DRAPper pack of 10Rs 1,406.02

Should you consider an alternative?

Other options containing Artemether/Lumafantrine, and what they are not.

These contain this ingredient plus others. They are different medicines — do not swap.

Malgo

90mg

Rs 85

No DRAP alertsCCL Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd. DML: 000052

Defal

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Rs 90

No DRAP alertsHIGHNOON LABORATORIES LTD.

Malera

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Rs 111

No DRAP alertsBARRETT HODGSON

Artheget

90mg

Rs 115

Getz Pharma (Pvt) Limited

Arceva

90mg

Rs 115.77

SAMI PHARMACEUTICALS (PVT) LTD.

Rs 127.77

Rs 163.15Rs 163.15/unit

GETZ PHARMA PAKISTAN

Demal

15mg

Rs 164.39

No DRAP alertsDe-Mont Research Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd.

Ordered by lowest price per unit where a pack size is known, then by price. Order is never affected by sponsorship. Not medical advice — confirm any change with your pharmacist or doctor.

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