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Table 1 Doses of Eurartesim® administered according to patient weight

From: Prospective observational study to evaluate the clinical safety of the fixed-dose artemisinin-based combination Eurartesim® (dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine), in public health facilities in Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Ghana, and Tanzania

Body weight (kg)

Daily dose (mg)

Number of tablets per dose

  

20/160 mg DHA/PQ

40/320 mg DHA/PQ

5-12

20/160 mg DHA/PQP

1

 

13-23

40/320 mg DHA/PQP

 

1

25-35

40/320 mg DHA/PQP

 

2

36-74

40/320 mg DHA/PQP

 

3

>74

40/320 mg DHA/PQP

 

4

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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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