Artem Injection

Artem Injection (Artemether) by Hilton Pharma is an 80 mg i.m. 1ml x 6 ampoules antimalarial injection. It is used to treat malaria, particularly severe or complicated cases when injectable treatment is required, under medical supervision.

Package Contains: Each Artem injection package contains 80mg of 1ml x 6 ampoules & a leaflet. It is also available as 40 mg, 5 ampoules.

Composition: Each mL contains: 

Artemether, Ph. Int 80mg.

The product complies with Ph. Int.

Dosage: As prescribed by the physician.

Indications/ Uses: Artem is an antimalarial drug. It is indicated for the treatment of all kinds of malaria, including the chloroquine-resistant malaria and the first aid of fatal malaria.

Side Effects:

• Injection: Intramuscular injection. Five-day course with a dose of 480mg for adults: once (80mg) daily for five consecutive days, with the first dose doubled. For children, the first dose is 3.2mg/kg bodyweight, followed with 1.6mg/kg bodyweight every time from the 2nd day to the 5th day.
• Artemether has been remarkably well-tolerated, and appears less toxic than quinine or chloroquine; adverse effects include bradycardia, electrocardiogram abnormalities, gastrointestinal disturbances (nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhoea – oral therapy only), dizziness, injection site pain, skin reactions, and fever. Transient decreases in neutrophils and reticulocytes have been reported in some patients treated with artemether.
• Drug induced fever has been observed with artemether. Mild reactions were seen in patients to whom artemether had been administered intramuscularly. These included nausea, hypertension, dizziness and tinnitus. These side effects were also reported: dark urine, sweating, somnolence, and jaundice. There were no deaths or any other side effects. No irreversible side effects were seen. Slight rise of SGOT and SGPT may occur in individual cases

Contraindication: Artemether is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to artemether or other artemisinin compounds. Artemether is not recommended in the first trimester of pregnancy because of limited data.

Precaution: Keeping the ampoule around 30°C and shaking the ampoule before use will re-dissolve any cloudiness, which may appear due to storage at a low temperature.

Instructions:

Store below 30°C.

Protect from sunlight.

Keep out of reach of children.

To be sold on the prescription of a registered medical practitioner only.

For further information, please see the enclosed leaflet.

Manufacturer & Buy Online:

Artem injection is manufactured by: Hilton Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd.

This is the link to the manufacturer: https://hiltonpharma

You can buy it online at: https://www.dvago.pk

You can buy it from any nearby pharmacy. As of 2026, it is available at a retail price of around 1557 rupees.

 

By: Urooj