Lumefantrine

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

P01BX

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0082186-77-4

Chemical Formula

C30-H32-Cl3-N-O

Molecular Weight

528

Therapeutic Category

Antiprotozoal agent: Antimalarial

Chemical Name

9H-Fluorene-4-methanol, 2,7-dichloro-9-((4-chlorophenyl)methylene)-alpha-((dibutylamino)m- ethyl)-

Foreign Names

• Lumefantrinum (Latin)
• Lumefantrin (German)
• Luméfantrine (French)
• Lumefantrina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Lumefantrine (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Luméfantrine (OS: DCF)
• Benflumetol (IS)

Brand Names

• Coartem (Lumefantrine and Artemether)
  Novartis, Burkina Faso; Novartis, Benin; Novartis, Central African Republic; Novartis, Congo; Novartis, Cote D'ivoire; Novartis, Cameroon; Novartis, Gabon; Novartis, Guinea; Novartis, Indonesia; Novartis, Madagascar; Novartis, Mali; Novartis, Mauritania; Novartis, Niger; Novartis, Senegal; Novartis, Chad; Novartis, Togo; Novartis, United States; Novartis, South Africa; Novartis, Zaire; Novartis Consumer Health, Peru



• Riamet (Lumefantrine and Artemether)
  Novartis, Australia; Novartis, Belgium; Novartis, Bulgaria; Novartis, Switzerland; Novartis, Germany; Novartis, France; Novartis, United Kingdom; Novartis, Luxembourg; Novartis, Netherlands; Novartis, Poland; Novartis, Sweden

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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