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28 Jun 2011

EMA Recommends New Malaria Treatment for Approval

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the approval of a fixed combination product consisting of dihydroartemisinin and piperaquine phosphate for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the approval of Eurartesim, from Sigma-tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.p.A., a fixed combination product consisting of dihydroartemisinin and piperaquine phosphate for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in adults, children and infants aged 6 months or over and weighing 5 kg or more.

 

Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in 2009, malaria caused nearly 800,000 deaths, mostly among African children. The disease is present in over 100 countries and threatens half of the world’s population.

 

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