The Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and Shin Poong Pharm (KRX: 019170) have welcomed the formal inclusion of Pyramax (pyronaridine-artesunate), developed by the South Korean company, in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Guidelines for Malaria following an extensive review process.
The WHO’s Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria are the standard reference which guide country-level policies for managing malaria. New medicines are only recommended for inclusion following a robust and in-depth evaluation of evidence using the GRADE framework, which provides a systematic approach for making clinical practice recommendations. Following this review – which included one of the largest clinical studies to evaluate real-world efficacy and safety of any antimalarial – the Guideline Development Committee recommended the formal inclusion of Pyramax in the guidelines with a “STRONG” recommendation – the highest level of confidence.
Pyramax is a fixed dose artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and the only one to be specifically indicated for the blood-stage treatment of the two dominant species of malaria parasite: P. falciparum and P. vivax. The medicine is also available in a child-friendly granule formulation to ensure palatability and therefore correct dosage in this vulnerable population.
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