E-drug: Tenth Model List of Essential Drugs WHO
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Dear e- Druggers,
It is with pleasure that WHO announces that the tenth WHO Model List
is available and can be obtained from the Division of Drug Management
and Policies, WHO/Geneva. This list was updated during a meeting in
December. It will be published in the forthcoming edition of 'WHO Drug
Information'. The full report of the meeting in December will be
published in the WHO Technical Report Series later this year.
Major amendments to the list are as follows:
DELETIONS: hydrogen peroxide, metrifonate.
ADDITIONS: aciclovir for use in herpes infections; amoxicillin +
clavulanic acid for treatment of infections resistant to the production
of beta lactamase; dextromethorphan for cough; ephedrine for treatment
of hypotension in spinal anaesthesia during delivery; imipenem +
cilastin for treatment of Pseudomonas and Actineobacter spp.;
ipratropium bromide for the treatment of asthma; metformin for the
treatment of non-insulin dependent diabetes; triclabendazole for
treatment of liver and lung flukes; zidovudine to reduce or prevent
mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection.
REPLACEMENTS: chloroxylenol to replace phenol disinfectant; chlorine
(Na DCC) for calcium hypochlorite; glibenclamide for tolbutamide;
sulfadiazine for sulfadimidine; topical sunscreen for benzophenones and
zinc oxide.
Dr Mary R. Couper
Drug Selection and Information Unit
DMP/WHO
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