Artesunate/mefloquine - Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative Foundation
Alternative Names: Artesunate-mefloquine; ASMQ FDC; Mefliam Plus; Mefloquine/artesunateLatest Information Update: 02 Oct 2021
At a glance
- Originator Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative Foundation
- Developer Cipla; Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative Foundation; Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
- Class Antimalarials; Artemisinins; Phytotherapies; Quinolines; Sesquiterpenes
- Mechanism of Action Free radical stimulants; Sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-transporting ATPase inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Falciparum malaria
Most Recent Events
- 30 Jul 2019 No development reported - Preregistration for Falciparum malaria in Laos, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Kenya, Ghana, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Chad, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Congo, Mali (PO)
- 19 May 2017 Artesunate/mefloquine is still pending registration for Falciparum malaria in Laos, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Kenya, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Chad, Ivory Coast, Republic of Guinea, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Congo, and Mali (PO) (DNDi website, May 2017)
- 19 May 2017 Launched for Falciparum malaria in Cameroon and Thailand (PO) before May 2017 (DNDi website, May 2017)