Pakistan
120mgMalaria

Artezon

Artezon 120mg Injection

Artesunate

Horizon Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Limited

Drug Identity

Active Ingredient
Artesunate
Drug Class
Antimalarials
ATC Code
P01BE03
Status
Essential Medicine

What is Artezon?

Uses
Artesunate is used to treat severe malaria in adults and children. Artesunate may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication...

How It Works

Deep IM injection or slow IV infusion.Dissolve 60 mg of Artesunate with 1 ml of 5% sodium bicarbonate solution for IM injection before use. 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 mlcontaining 10 mg of Artesunate. Injection must follow immediately soon after dissolution, if the solution appears cloudy or sediment occurs, it should be rejected.

How to Take It

1
Adult · IM
2.4 mg/kg — As recommended.
Severe malaria: This dose is followed by 1.2mg/Kg at 12 and 24 hours then 1.2mg/Kg daily for 6 days. If the patient can swallow, the daily dose can be given orally.
2
Adult · IV
2.4 mg/kg — As recommended.
Severe malaria: This dose is followed by 1.2mg/Kg daily until the patient can take orally artesunate or another effective antimalarial drug.
3
Adult · PO
4 mg/kg — As recommended.
Monotherapy: 4mg/Kg loading dose on the first day followed by 2mg/Kg once a day for 6 days.

Safety Alerts

Family history of suddendeath, electrolyte disturbances, concomitant use with other drugs known to cause QT-interval prolongation

Important Warnings

Congestive heart failure accompanied by reduced ventricular ejection fraction, history of arrhythmias, bradycardia, history of congenital QT interval prolongation

Side Effects

Abdominal paindiarrhoeaheadachefeverrashnauseatransient and reversible reticulocytopeniabradycardiatransient first degree heart block and transient & reversible elevation of serum transaminases

Drug Interactions

Antioxidant drugs e.g. vitamin E
C. Additive effect seen with chloroquine
antagonistic effect seen with pyrimethamine and sulphonamides

Pregnancy & Lactation

Pregnancy
Contraindicated
Lactation
Caution advised

Price Intelligence

Rs 413.06
DRAP approved maximum price · per unit · approved 27 Jul, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper unitRs 413.06

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