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lumefantrine-artemether — Competitive Intelligence Brief

lumefantrine-artemether (lumefantrine-artemether) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Antimalarial combination. Area: Infectious Disease.

marketed Antimalarial combination Malaria parasite (Plasmodium) hemoglobin metabolism and mitochondrial function Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

lumefantrine-artemether (lumefantrine-artemether) — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lumefantrine and artemether are antimalarial agents that work synergistically to kill malaria parasites by disrupting their hemoglobin metabolism and generating reactive oxygen species.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
lumefantrine-artemether TARGET lumefantrine-artemether Centers for Disease Control and Prevention marketed Antimalarial combination Malaria parasite (Plasmodium) hemoglobin metabolism and mitochondrial function
arthemether + lumefantrine arthemether + lumefantrine Sanofi marketed Antimalarial combination Plasmodium falciparum heme detoxification pathway; artemisinin-derived endoperoxide bridge
lumefantrine plus artemether lumefantrine plus artemether Centers for Disease Control and Prevention marketed Antimalarial combination therapy Malaria parasite heme metabolism and hemozoin formation
Artemether-lumefantrine combination plus albendazole Artemether-lumefantrine combination plus albendazole Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ghana marketed Antimalarial combination with anthelmintic Plasmodium falciparum (multiple mechanisms); Ascaris, Hookworm, Trichuris (tubulin)
chlorproguanil-dapsone plus artesunate chlorproguanil-dapsone plus artesunate Centers for Disease Control and Prevention marketed Antimalarial combination Dihydrofolate reductase (chlorproguanil/dapsone); mitochondrial function (artesunate)
IPTp-DP IPTp-DP Kenya Medical Research Institute marketed Antimalarial combination therapy Plasmodium falciparum (malaria parasite)
Artemether, Lumefantrine Drug Combination Artemether, Lumefantrine Drug Combination University of Yaounde 1 marketed Antimalarial combination Plasmodium falciparum heme and mitochondrial function

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Antimalarial combination class)

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 4 drugs in this class
  2. Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand · 4 drugs in this class
  3. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · 3 drugs in this class
  4. Sanofi · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Menzies School of Health Research · 2 drugs in this class
  6. Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado · 1 drug in this class
  7. Epicentre · 1 drug in this class
  8. Jhpiego · 1 drug in this class
  9. Charite University, Berlin, Germany · 1 drug in this class
  10. Ifakara Health Institute · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). lumefantrine-artemether — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/lumefantrine-artemether. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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