Artesunate

Products No drugs containing artesunate are currently approved in many countries. Structure and properties Artesunate (C19H28O8, Mr = 384.4 g/mol) is a succinyl derivative and a prodrug of dihydroartemisinin. It is derived from artemisinin from annual mugwort (, qing hao), a medicinal plant used in traditional Chinese medicine. Effects Artesunate (ATC P01BE03) has antiparasitic properties … Artesunate