E-drug: New WHO Model List on the web
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Dear all,
The 13th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines has been posted on
the WHO/Medicines web site, together with the unedited report of the
13th Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential
Medicines (2003), and the summary of their recommendations. All
materials can be found at the www.who.int/medicines website under
"latest" and then "Expert Commitee on the Selection and Use of
Essential Medicines". The direct address is
http://www.who.int/medicines/organization/par/edl/expertcomm.shtml
The main recommendations of the Expert Committee and changes in
the 13th Model List are summarized below. For the underlying
evidence and the reasoning of the Committee, please see the original
applications and the report of the Committee.
We are working hard to get the other five language translations of the
Model Iist on the web; and to adapt the WHO Model Formulary
accordingly for the 2003 edition.
With best regards,
Hans V. Hogerzeil, MD, PhD, FRCP Edin
Coordinator for policy, access and rational use
Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy
World Health Organisation, 1211 Geneva
Tel +41-22-7913528