Description Artemether and Lumefantrine combination is a fixed dose Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT) combining Artemether, an artemisinin derivative, and Lumefantrine, a synthetic antimalarial drug. Artemether is a sesquiterpene lactone derived from artemisinin. Artemisinin is a compound derived from the sweet wormwood plant and has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever. Lumefantrine is a synthetic aryl-amino alcohol antimalarial (Quinine, Mefloquine and Halofantrine are members of the same group). Related
