What are artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs)?
Artemisinin compounds are a newer group of antimalarials that produce a very fast response in patients, are active against multidrug-resistant P.falciparum malaria, are well tolerated by patients and have the potential to reduce malaria transmission by decreasing gametocyte carriage. Artemisinin compounds usually are used in combination with other antimalarials to treat the parasite. These combinations are called artemisinin-based combination therapies, or ACTs.