This invention relates to the use of certain C-10 substituted derivatives of
artemisinin of general formula (I) in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases
caused by infection with a parasite, certain novel C-10 substituted deriviatives
of artemisinin, processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions
containing such C-10 substituted derivatives. The compounds are particularly effective
in the treatment of malaria, neosporosis and coccidiosis.
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