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The combination artemether/lumefantrine (trade names Coartem and Riamet Falcynate-LF) is a fixed-dose combination artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) indicated for the treatment of acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The individual drugs were both initially developed in China. Artemether is one of the semi-synthetic derivatives of artemisinin and lumefantrine (also known as benflumetol and CGP 56695 during development) is purely synthetic.