<prompt> Alternative parenteral drug for multi drug resistant malaria isMefloquineSulfamethoxazoleAemisininDihydroaemesin  <response>: Multidrug-resistant P. falciparum malaria : Either aemether-lumefantrinec 1.59 mgkg bid for 3 days with food or Aesunatec 4 mgkg qd for 3 days plus Mefloquine 25 mg of basekg--either 8 mgkg qd for 3 days or 15 mgkg on day 2 and then 10 mgkg on day 3 Aemisinin and derivatives aemether, aesunate : Good oral absorption, slow and variable absorption of IM aemether; aesunate and aemether biotransformed to active metabolite dihydroaemisinin; all drugs eliminated very rapidly; t12: 1 h Harrisons Principles of internal medicine, 20th edition, page 1699 