Luther Forte Dispersible

Composition

Each tablet of LUTHER FORTE contains: Artemether 40 mg and Lumefantrine 240 mg combination, Dispersible and Non-Dispersible Tablets

Presentation

One box contains 12 tablets

Indications

• Treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria
• Treatment of uncomplicated malaria due to other species of Plasmodium, when chloroquine cannot be used
• Relay for parenteral treatment of severe malaria, relay at START

Posology

Body weight	LUTHER JUNIOR (20/120)			LUTHER FORTE (40/240)			LUTHER DP (80/480)
	J1	J2	J3	J1	J2	J3	J1	J2	J3
5-15 Kg	1tablet twice	1 tablet twice	1 tablet twice	1/2- 1/2	1/2-1/2	1/2-1/2	-	-	-
15-25 Kg	2 tablets BID	2 tablets BID	2 tablets BID	1-1	1-1	1-1	-	-	-
25-35 Kg	3 tablets BID	3 tablets BID	3 tablets BID	1 ½-1 ½	1 ½-1 ½	1 ½-1 ½	-	-	-
>35 kg	4 tablets BID	4 tablets BID	4 tablets BID	2 tablets BID	2 tablets BID	2 tablets BID	1-1	1-1	1-1

The treatment is administered twice a day for 3 days. On D1, the 1st dose is given at H0 and the 2nd dose 8 to 12 hours later. At D2 and D3, the daily dose is divided into 2 intakes (morning and evening)

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