Artemisinin derivatives for treating severe malaria

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Authors

Heather McIntosh · University of Edinburgh

Piero Olliaro · Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases

Abstract

The evidence suggests that artemisinin drugs are no worse than quinine in preventing death in severe or complicated malaria. No artemisinin derivative appears to be better than the others.

Topics & Keywords

Malaria Research and Control Computational Drug Discovery Methods Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volume 2019, Issue 5, pp. CD000527-CD000527

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd000527

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