Coartem

Generic name: artemether and lumefantrine

Used for: Uncomplicated malaria

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Cash price

$160+ for 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay about this for Coartem; you’d pay more.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for Coartem’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.

Free from the maker, if you qualify Novartis Patient Assistance Foundation (NPAF). Patients must have a household income of less than or equal to $81,760 (for a household size of two) to be considered for NPAF. Or call 1-800-277-2254.

See if you qualify 

No generic is sold yet.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameCoartem
Authorized genericartemether and lumefantrine
Regular genericartemether and lumefantrine
What you’d pay
At least$160for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldNone sold yet
Same as Coartem?
The original
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Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Coartem’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Coartem’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Coartem itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Coartem is the only choice; ask the pharmacy for its cash price, or your plan what it charges.

Regular genericNot sold

No generic is sold yet. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, ask the pharmacy for Coartem’s cash price, or your plan what it charges.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says
  • Coartem Tablets are a combination of artemether and lumefantrine, both antimalarials, indicated for treatment of acute, uncomplicated malaria infections due to Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) in patients 2 months of age and older with a bodyweight of 5 kg and above.
  • Coartem Tablets have been shown to be effective in geographical regions where resistance to chloroquine has been reported.

Limitations of Use:

  • Coartem Tablets are not approved for patients with severe or complicated P. falciparum malaria.
  • Coartem Tablets are not approved for the prevention of malaria.

Source: the FDA label for Coartem (Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation), March 26, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/coartem/