Alumax tablet 40mg / 240mg

About Alumax tablet 40mg / 240mg

Alumax tablet 40mg / 240mg Uses

• Treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria
• Chloroquine resistant malaria
• Clearing malaria parasites from the blood
• Part of standard artemisinin based combination therapy

Drug Class

• Antimalarial
• Artemisinin based combination therapy (ACT)

What Experts Say

This combination pairs two antimalarials that act at different points in the parasite's life cycle. Artemether rapidly reduces the number of parasites, while lumefantrine clears the remainder more slowly, which lowers the chance of the infection returning.

Artemisinin based combinations are the recommended treatment for falciparum malaria worldwide because they work quickly and help prevent resistance. Taking the tablets with a fatty meal or milk greatly improves how well lumefantrine is absorbed.

Completing the full course is essential even after fever settles, to clear every parasite. Doctors confirm the diagnosis and choose the dose by body weight, and any vomiting soon after a dose should be reported so it can be repeated.

Alumax tablet 40mg / 240mg formula

• Artemether 40mg
• Lumefantrine 240mg

Available forms

• Tablet

How to use Alumax tablet 40mg / 240mg?

• Take with food or milk to improve absorption.
• Complete the full course over the prescribed days, usually as split doses.
• Take doses at the times your doctor sets.
• If you vomit within an hour of a dose, tell your doctor.
• Finish the course even if you feel better.

Drug Interactions

This combination interacts with medicines affecting heart rhythm and liver enzymes.

• Medicines that affect heart rhythm: Add to the risk of abnormal rhythm.
• Some antifungals and antibiotics: Can raise drug levels through liver enzymes.
• Other antimalarials: Should not be combined without advice.
• Grapefruit juice: May increase drug levels.

Risks and warnings

• Heart rhythm: Can affect heart rhythm; caution with heart conditions or certain medicines.
• Severe malaria: Not for severe or complicated malaria, which needs injectable treatment.
• Pregnancy: Use in pregnancy only on medical advice.
• Vomiting: A repeat dose is needed if vomiting occurs soon after taking it.

Alumax tablet 40mg / 240mg Side Effects

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea
• Tiredness
• Muscle or joint aches

Storage Conditions

Store below 30°C in a dry place away from moisture and direct sunlight, out of reach of children.