Actizo 80 mg/480 mg Tablet

• Take artemether tablet with food or drink rich in fat such as milk.  
• Crush or chew the tablet and swallow it with a glass of water in case of young children.
• Do not drive or operate machinery after taking artemether because you may feel sleep.
• Do not take artemether if you have severe type of malaria infection.
• Do not take artemether if you are if you are in first 3 months of pregnancy or breast feeding.

• Lumefantrine should be taken with food.
• Inform your doctor if you have Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), severe liver or kidney problems, heart disorder, especially as an abnormal electrical tracing (ECG showing prolonged QTc interval).
• Caution is advised if you were previously infected with both the “Plasmodium falciparum” and “Plasmodium vivax” parasites.
• Other medicines for the treatment of malaria, especially quinine, halofantrine, mefloquine are not advised to be taken along with lumefantrine.
• Inform your doctor if you feel your malaria is getting worse, or you feel too unwell or are unable to eat.
• Women may not breast feed after taking lumefantrine. Breast feeding may be resumed after at least one week post taking this medicine.
• Do not drive or use heavy machinery, if artemether+lumefantrine make you feel sleepy, dizzy or generally weak.

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