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Swiss approval opens door for first malaria treatment in tiny infants

GENEVA, July 11 — Swiss regulators have approved the first-ever antimalarial drug specifically designed for newborns weighing less than 11 pounds, marking a breakthrough in efforts to treat the disease in the most vulnerable infants. Pharmaceutical giant Novartis developed the new formulation of artemether-lumefantrine, designed as a cherry-flavored, rapidly dissolving tablet that can be given […]