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Artemether-lumefantrine: P. falciparum — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 1
Antimalarial
Mitochondrial electron transport chain, Heme detoxification pathway
Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Artemether-lumefantrine: P. falciparum (Artemether-lumefantrine: P. falciparum) — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Artemether is a fast-acting antimalarial that acts by inhibiting the parasite's mitochondrial electron transport chain, while lumefantrine is a slow-acting antimalarial that acts by inhibiting the parasite's heme detoxification pathway.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemether-lumefantrine: P. falciparum TARGET | Artemether-lumefantrine: P. falciparum | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | phase 1 | Antimalarial | Mitochondrial electron transport chain, Heme detoxification pathway | |
| Coartem | ARTEMETHER | marketed | Antimalarial [EPC] | 2009-01-01 | ||
| Coartem | LUMEFANTRINE | Novartis | marketed | Antimalarial [EPC] | Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 | 2009-01-01 |
| Qualaquin | QUININE | Sun Pharm Industries | marketed | Antimalarial | Sodium channel alpha subunits; brain (Types I, II, III) | 2005-01-01 |
| Malarone | PROGUANIL | GSK | marketed | Antimalarial [EPC] | 2000-01-01 | |
| Halfan | HALOFANTRINE | GSK | marketed | Antimalarial | Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 | 1992-01-01 |
| Mepron | ATOVAQUONE | marketed | Antimalarial [EPC] | ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2 | 1992-01-01 |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Antimalarial class)
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · 6 drugs in this class
- Sanofi · 3 drugs in this class
- Epicentre · 2 drugs in this class
- University of Oxford · 2 drugs in this class
- · 2 drugs in this class
- Frantz Viral Therapeutics, LLC · 1 drug in this class
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · 1 drug in this class
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement · 1 drug in this class
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné · 1 drug in this class
- GlaxoSmithKline · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Artemether-lumefantrine: P. falciparum — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/artemether-lumefantrine-p-falciparum. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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