New pill to combat Malaria

Jorge Reverter · Apr 9th, 2005, 20:41

Another new combined pill to combat Malaria has been developed by pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis.

It seems that combinations of Artemisine with classics anti-malaria drugs is the way the different companies are investigating.

Full information: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4423709.stm

cyberhippie · Apr 9th, 2005, 20:53

Nice one Jorg
Though the article is a bit vague! It seems to say that this is for the treatment of Malaria rather than the prevention which is great but I hope never to get that far!!
It will be a god send for Africa though, where someone every 30 seconds dies of Malaria, that's horrific!!
Just a thought but I was in the chemist a few weeks back and the local Indian preventative seems to be Chloroquinine Sulphate, I wonder how this combination stands up with WHO???

wandering_kat · Apr 9th, 2005, 23:19

As far as i understand, artemesia has so far been licensed for treatment of malaria, but licensing is still in the process for its use as a prophylactic. Apparently v successful treatment drug - i hope that's true, coz i carry it instead of prophylactics!

cyberhippie · Apr 11th, 2005, 17:21

I read somewhere that India leads the field in artimisin research as a prophylactic. Though they admit that a fully tested product is still some three - four years away.
Combining with some of the better known drugs is fine but it seems to defeat the purpose for me.
We are all searching for a prophylactic that doesn't have all the side effects that the mainstream drugs seem to be batched with. This is why I had such hopes for Artimsine combining it with other drugs won't get rid of the side effects I fear. Still any research is good reserarch lets hope this leads the way to a new prophylactic minus side effects!

Apr 9th, 2005, 20:41	#1
Jorge Reverter Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Murcia - Spain Posts: 1,213	New pill to combat Malaria Another new combined pill to combat Malaria has been developed by pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis. It seems that combinations of Artemisine with classics anti-malaria drugs is the way the different companies are investigating. Full information: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4423709.stm

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cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Nice one Jorg Though the article is a bit vague! It seems to say that this is for the treatment of Malaria rather than the prevention which is great but I hope never to get that far!! It will be a god send for Africa though, where someone every 30 seconds dies of Malaria, that's horrific!! Just a thought but I was in the chemist a few weeks back and the local Indian preventative seems to be Chloroquinine Sulphate, I wonder how this combination stands up with WHO??? Last edited by cyberhippie : Apr 11th, 2005 at 17:22.

Apr 9th, 2005, 23:19	#3
wandering_kat All India Permit Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cape Town Posts: 342	As far as i understand, artemesia has so far been licensed for treatment of malaria, but licensing is still in the process for its use as a prophylactic. Apparently v successful treatment drug - i hope that's true, coz i carry it instead of prophylactics! __________________ *Sorry, but my karma just ran over your dogma*

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Apr 11th, 2005, 17:21	#4
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	I read somewhere that India leads the field in artimisin research as a prophylactic. Though they admit that a fully tested product is still some three - four years away. Combining with some of the better known drugs is fine but it seems to defeat the purpose for me. We are all searching for a prophylactic that doesn't have all the side effects that the mainstream drugs seem to be batched with. This is why I had such hopes for Artimsine combining it with other drugs won't get rid of the side effects I fear. Still any research is good reserarch lets hope this leads the way to a new prophylactic minus side effects!

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