E-DRUG: Update your WHO/EDM Bookshelf
We are pleased to announce the latest version of the WHO Medicines Bookshelf
CD-ROM, containing over 350 medicines-related publications, in English,
French and Spanish, taken primarily from materials published by the
Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM). The Bookshelf
covers the Department's entire field of interest, including:
- access to essential medicines
- rational use of medicines
- national drug policy
- quality and safety issues
- traditional medicine.
Core publications from other sources are also included on the CD-ROM, with
the kind permission of the organizations concerned.
For those in areas where Internet access is particularly slow or is
unavailable, we have designed the Bookshelf to serve as a self-contained
medicines information resource. For this reason, a version of the Essential
Medicines Library (totalling 20 MB) has been included on the CD-ROM. The
Library includes the WHO Model Formulary, and the Library interface serves
as a seamless gateway to a wide range of useful web sites, such as WHO
clinical guidelines and United Nations price information resources, among
many others.
The Bookshelf is available free of charge. Write to: EDM Documentation
Centre, e-mail: edmdoccentre@who.int <mailto:edmdoccentre@who.int>
Send us your suggestions
We hope that you find the CD helpful in your work and user friendly. A
feedback form has been included on the CD and we encourage you to complete
this and return it to us.
Dr Hans V. Hogerzeil
Director a.i.
Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy
Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20
CH-1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 791 44 43
Fax: +41 22 791 47 30
email: hogerzeilh@who.int <mailto:hogerzeilh@who.int>