Food, gastrointestinal pH, and models of oral drug absorption

AY Abuhelwa, DB Williams, RN Upton… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
This article reviews the major physiological and physicochemical principles of the effect of
food and gastrointestinal (GI) pH on the absorption and bioavailability of oral drugs, and the …

Review of the clinical pharmacokinetics of artesunate and its active metabolite dihydroartemisinin following intravenous, intramuscular, oral or rectal administration

CA Morris, S Duparc, I Borghini-Fuhrer, D Jung… - Malaria journal, 2011 - Springer
Artesunate (AS) is a clinically versatile artemisinin derivative utilized for the treatment of mild
to severe malaria infection. Given the therapeutic significance of AS and the necessity of …

Malaria: an update on current chemotherapy

BJ Visser, M van Vugt, MP Grobusch - Expert opinion on …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Chemotherapy of malaria has become a rapidly changing field. Less than two
decades ago, treatment regimens were increasingly bound to fail due to emerging drug …

Dihydroartemisinin attenuates lipopolysaccharide‑induced acute lung injury in mice by suppressing NF‑κB signaling in an Nrf2‑dependent manner

XT Huang, W Liu, Y Zhou, CX Hao… - International …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a severe health issue with significant morbidity and mortality.
Artemisinin is used for the treatment of fever and malaria in clinical practice …

Treating severe malaria in pregnancy: a review of the evidence

SD Kovacs, MJ Rijken, A Stergachis - Drug Safety, 2015 - Springer
Severe malaria in pregnancy is a large contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality.
Intravenous quinine has traditionally been the treatment drug of choice for severe malaria in …

Treatment of uncomplicated and severe malaria during pregnancy

U D'Alessandro, J Hill, J Tarning, C Pell… - The Lancet infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Over the past 10 years, the available evidence on the treatment of malaria during pregnancy
has increased substantially. Owing to their relative ease of use, good sensitivity and …

[HTML][HTML] Obstetric pharmacokinetic dosing studies are urgently needed

SA McCormack, BM Best - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Use of pharmacotherapy during pregnancy is common and increasing. Physiologic changes
during pregnancy may significantly alter the overall systemic drug exposure, necessitating …

Know your enemy: understanding the role of PfCRT in drug resistance could lead to new antimalarial tactics

RL Summers, MN Nash, RE Martin - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2012 - Springer
The prevention and treatment of malaria is heavily dependent on antimalarial drugs.
However, beginning with the emergence of chloroquine (CQ)-resistant Plasmodium …

Antimalarial drugs for treating and preventing malaria in pregnant and lactating women

M Saito, ME Gilder, R McGready… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Malaria in pregnancy and postpartum cause maternal mortality and adverse
fetal outcomes. Efficacious and safe antimalarials are needed to treat and prevent such …

Pharmacokinetics of dihydroartemisinin and piperaquine in pregnant and nonpregnant women with uncomplicated falciparum malaria

MJ Rijken, R McGready, AP Phyo… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine is a fixed-dose artemisinin-based combination treatment.
Some antimalarials have altered pharmacokinetics in pregnancy. Pregnant women in the …