SAC Pharmaceuticals
Artesunate (50mg)
Sunate 50mg Tablet is an antiparasitic medication used to treat malaria.
Tablet
Sunate 50mg Tablet should be used in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Take it with food, preferably at a fixed time. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose. Simply take the next dose as planned. Some people may experience a headache, weakness, and loss of appetite as the side effects of this medicine. Please consult your doctor if these side effects persist for a longer duration. You may be monitored with blood tests once a week for 4 weeks to detect the presence of malarial parasites.
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Sunate 50mg Tablet is to be taken with food.
No common side effects listed.
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Sunate 50mg Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Information regarding the use of Sunate 50mg Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Sunate 50mg Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Sunate 50mg Tablet is an antiparasitic medication. It works by producing harmful chemicals (free radicals) within the malarial parasite, thereby killing it.
Inform your doctor if you are allergic to Sunate 50mg Tablet. Do not drive or operate machinery after taking it because you may feel sleepy. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Do not take this medicine if you are in the first 3 months of pregnancy. Inform your doctor if you are breastfeeding. Inform your doctor if you notice flu-like symptoms such as chills, fever, muscle pains and any changes in a heartbeat.