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In Riamet, artemether and lumefantrine are thought to disrupt conversion of toxic haem to nontoxic haemozoin in the parasite’s food vacuole: lumefantrine interferes with polymerisation, while artemether generates reactive metabolites through interaction of its peroxide bridge with haem iron.
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- Riamet 20/120mg tabletsNovartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 30Document updated
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