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Artesunate

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Artesunate

Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Legal status	Not licensed in UK or US
Routes	oral, IV, IM
Identifiers
CAS number	88495-63-0  80155-81-3 (sodiumsalt)
ATC code	P01BE03
PubChem	CID 5464098
ChemSpider	16735675
UNII	60W3249T9M
ChEMBL	CHEMBL258608
NIAID ChemDB	112081
Chemical data
Formula	C19H28O8
Mol. mass	384.421 g/mol
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Artesunate (INN) is part of the artemisinin group of drugs that treat malaria. It is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin that is water-soluble and may therefore be given by injection. It is sometimes abbreviated AS.

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.^[1]

 

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• 1 Medical uses
• 2 Adverse effects
• 3 Synthesis
• 4 Mechanisms of action
• 5 Drug resistance
• 6 References
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