Claim: Artelinic acid is an experimental malaria drug that seems unlikely to to be used for routine clinical care and has not yet been evaluated for use in humans.
Evidence: Artelinic acid (or its salt, artelinate) is an experimental drug that is being investigated as a treatment for malaria. At present, artelinic acid seems unlikely to enter routine clinical use, because it offers no clear benefits over the artemesinins already available (artesunate and artemether). Artelinic acid has not yet been evaluated for use in humans.