Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Tropical Medicine Section, Hamburg, Germany.
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2009;5:805-15. doi: 10.2147/tcrm.s5375. Epub 2009 Oct 12.
The World Health Organization strongly recommends artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) regimens for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases in endemic areas. Among the combinations of compounds that are available at present, excellent results have been obtained for the artemisinin derivative artemether, in a combination galenic preparation with lumefantrine (artemether-lumefantrine, AL). Here, the pharmacological properties and the therapeutic options of both substances are briefly reviewed and a cursory overview is given on recent trials that have compared the therapeutic effects of AL in the standard 6-dose regimen with other antimalarials and combinations. In order to ensure the most achievable and reliable adherence and compliance of children in the treatment of malaria, a dispersible formulation of AL is now attainable. Recent reports on the emergence of resistance to ACT regimens in Asia, however, are alarming.
世界卫生组织强烈建议在流行地区使用青蒿素为基础的联合疗法(ACT)治疗方案来治疗无并发症的恶性疟原虫疟疾。在目前可获得的化合物组合中,青蒿素衍生物青蒿琥酯与咯萘啶(蒿甲醚-咯萘啶,AL)联合的复方制剂取得了极佳的效果。在此,简要回顾了这两种药物的药理学特性和治疗选择,并简述了最近比较 AL 在标准 6 剂量方案与其他抗疟药和联合用药的治疗效果的试验。为了确保儿童在治疗疟疾时尽可能实现并保持最可靠的服药依从性,现在可以获得 AL 的分散片制剂。然而,最近有报告称亚洲出现了对 ACT 疗法方案的耐药性,这令人担忧。