Artemisinin Combination Therapy

Also written as ACT.

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) and community case management: early recognition and treatment of pneumonia (amoxicillin), diarrhoea (ORS and zinc) and malaria (rapid tests and artemisinin combination therapy).

What our notes say

• Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) and community case management: early recognition and treatment of pneumonia (amoxicillin), diarrhoea (ORS and zinc) and malaria (rapid tests and artemisinin combination therapy). (Paediatrics end of fourth year main exam: 1 July 2019, Paper One, 99 of 100 MCQs)
• ❏ Treatment: Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT): (3days) (15-Malaria)
• • After the third injection of artesunate and the child can eat/drink then\nchange to a full course of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT)\n8 - 12 hours after the last dose of artesunate (typically the 1st line oral\nanti-malarial, Artemether Lumefantrine) (Basic Paediatric protocol 5th edition FOR PRINT 31st Oct 2022)

Study material on Artemisinin Combination Therapy

• 15-Malaria

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