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artesunate-sulphadoxin/pyrimethamine, chloroquine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Antimalarial
Plasmodium falciparum
Infectious Diseases
Small molecule
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artesunate-sulphadoxin/pyrimethamine, chloroquine (artesunate-sulphadoxin/pyrimethamine, chloroquine) — University of Oxford. Artesunate-sulphadoxin/pyrimethamine works by inhibiting the growth of malaria parasites, while chloroquine targets the parasite's digestive enzyme.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| artesunate-sulphadoxin/pyrimethamine, chloroquine TARGET | artesunate-sulphadoxin/pyrimethamine, chloroquine | University of Oxford | phase 3 | Antimalarial | Plasmodium falciparum | |
| artesunate and mefloquine | artesunate and mefloquine | Mepha Ltd. | marketed | Antimalarial combination | Plasmodium falciparum heme iron (artesunate); parasite digestive vacuole and mitochondria (mefloquine) | |
| AS-AQ (Carsucam) | AS-AQ (Carsucam) | Centro de Investigacao em Saude de Manhica | marketed | Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) | Plasmodium falciparum (multiple parasite targets) | |
| Artesunate + Amodiaquine | Artesunate + Amodiaquine | Professor Anders Björkman | marketed | Antimalarial combination | Plasmodium falciparum hemoglobin metabolism and DNA synthesis | |
| SP-IPTp | SP-IPTp | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | marketed | Antimalarial combination therapy | Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine); hemozoin formation (piperaquine) | |
| Chloroquine prophylaxis | Chloroquine prophylaxis | Radboud University Medical Center | marketed | Antimalarial; immunomodulator | Plasmodium falciparum heme detoxification pathway; toll-like receptors | |
| artemisinin/naphthoquine | artemisinin/naphthoquine | Ifakara Health Institute | marketed | Antimalarial combination | Plasmodium falciparum heme metabolism and mitochondrial electron transport |
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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). artesunate-sulphadoxin/pyrimethamine, chloroquine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/artesunate-sulphadoxin-pyrimethamine-chloroquine. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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