Artesunate and Sulphadoxine and Pyrimethamine are used in the treatment of malaria.
How Artesunate + Sulphadoxine + Pyrimethamine works Artesunate + Sulphadoxine + Pyrimethamine is a combination of three medicines: Artesunate, Sulphadoxine, and Pyrimethamine, which are used to treat malaria. Artesunate and Pyrimethamine are antiparasitic medications that work by increasing the levels of heme in the blood, a substance toxic to the malarial parasite. This action kills the parasite and prevents the infection from spreading. Sulphadoxine is an antibiotic that inhibits the bacteria from producing folic acid, a nutrient essential for bacterial multiplication.
Common side effects of Artesunate, Sulphadoxine, and Pyrimethamine include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, a feeling of fullness, mouth sores, skin rash, fatigue, headache, dizziness, upset stomach, and ECG changes.