Guyana Launches Arteminisin Combination Anti-Malaria Drug Co-artem®
The Ministry of Health of Guyana, in collaboration with PAHO/WHO, launched Co-artem®, a co-formulated anti-malaria drug, on 8 September 2004. Worldwide, falciparum is the most dangerous species of malaria; and in Guyana, more than 25,000 malaria cases are reported annually. Co-artem®, a fixed combination of two drugs (Artemether and Lumefantrine) is an anti-malaria therapy for acute, uncomplicated falciparum malaria.  (8/Sep/2004)
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