artemotil artemotil artemotil (inn; also known as β-arteether), is a fast acting blood schizonticide specifically indicated for the treatment of chloroquine-resistant plasmodium falciparum malaria and cerebral malaria cases. it is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin, a natural product of the chinese plant artemisia annua. it is currently only used as a second line drug in severe cases of malaria. artemotilclinical dataahfs/drugs.cominternational drug namespregnancycategory not available routes ofadministrationintramuscular injectionatc codep01be04 (who) pharmacokinetic datametabolismhepaticelimination half-life20 hoursidentifiers iupac name (5as,6r,8as,9r,10s,12r,12ar)-10-ethoxy-3,6,9-trimethyldecahydro-3,12-epoxydioxepinoisochromene cas number75887-54-6 npubchem cid3000469chemspider2272064 nuniixgl7gfb9yichemblchembl301267 nchemical and physical dataformulac17h28o5molar mass312.406 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles cco1(2cc(324(o1)o(cc3)(oo4)c)c)c inchi inchi=1s/c17h28o5/c1-5-18-14-11(3)13-7-6-10(2)12-8-9-16(4)20-15(19-14)17(12,13)22-21-16/h10-15h,5-9h2,1-4h3/t10-,11-,12+,13+,14+,15-,16-,17-/m1/s1 nkey:nlynirqvmrlpiq-xqlaawprsa-n n ny (what is this?) (verify)