Telufan
Use in treatment of malaria caused by all forms of Plasmodium including severe malaria caused by multiple drug resistant strains of P. falciparum.
Therapeutic Class
Dosage Form & Composition
Tablet : Each tablet of Telufan contains Artemether 20 mg, Lumefantrine 120 mg.
Pack size: 4 x 6’s
Indications
Treatment of malaria caused by all forms of Plasmodium including severe malaria caused by multiple drug resistant strains of P. falciparum.
Interactions
Artemether potentiates the antimalarial activity of other antimalarials.
As grapefruit juice retards the metabolism of some antimalarials, it would be better not to drink grapefruit juice while taking Telufan.
Dosage & Administration
Telufan Tablet:
| Weight in kg | Total Tablets | Dosage Regimen | |||||
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | |||||
| 0 Hr | 8 Hrs | 24 Hrs | 36 Hrs | 48 Hrs | 60 Hrs | ||
| <10 | Not recommended | ||||||
| 10 – 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 – 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 – 34 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| ≥35 (Adult) | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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