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Pharmaceutical combination for the prophylaxis and therapy of malaria

US5219865A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 1992
Grant dateJun 15, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A50/30
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to combinations of the malaria therapeutics artemisinine, dihydroartemisinine, arteether, artemether, artesunate or other artemisinine derivatives with one or more of the antimalarials chloroquine, 10-0-methylfloxacrine, quinine, mefloquine, amodiaquine, pyrimethamine, sulfadoxine and primaquine. Synergistic actions are achieved with them on treatment of mammals, including humans, with subcurative doses of the individual substances.

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