WHO essential medicines list

WHO essential medicines list (EML)

Currently, the EML contains 309 drugs, as follows: abacavir; acetazolamide; acetylcysteine; acetylsalicylic acid; aciclovir; albendazole; alcuronium; allopurinol; aluminium diacetate; aluminium hydroxide; amidotrizoate; amikacin; amiloride; aminophylline; amitriptyline; amoxicillin; amoxicillin + clavulanic acid; amphotericin B; ampicillin; anti-D immunoglobulin (human); antitetanus immunoglobulin (human); antivenom sera; artemether; artemether + lumefantrine; artesunate; ascorbic acid; asparaginase; atenolol; atropine; atropine; azathioprine; barium sulfate; BCG vaccine (dried); beclometasone; benzathine benzylpenicillin; benznidazole; benzoic acid + salicylic acid; benzoyl peroxide; benzyl benzoate; benzylpenicillin; betamethasone; biperiden; bleomycin; bupivacaine; calamine lotion; calcium folinate; calcium gluconate; capreomycin; captopril; carbamazepine; ceftazidime; ceftriaxone; charcoal activated; chloral hydrate; chlorambucil; chloramphenicol; chlorhexidine; chlorine base compound; chlormethine; chloroquine; chloroxylenol; chlorphenamine; chlorpromazine; ciclosporin; cimetidine; ciprofloxacin; cisplatin; clindamycin; clofazimine; clomifene; clomipramine; clonazepam; cloxacillin; coal tar; codeine; colchicine; copper-containing intrauterine device; cromoglicic acid; cyclophosphamide; cycloserine; cytarabine; dacarbazine; dactinomycin; dapsone; daunorubicin; deferoxamine; desmopressin; dexamethasone; dextran 70; dextromethorphan; diaphragms with spermicide (nonoxinol); diazepam; didanosine; diethylcarbamazine; diethyltoluamide; digoxin; diloxanide; dimercaprol; diphteria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine; diphtheria antitoxin; diphtheria-tetanus vaccine; dithranol; DL-methionine; dopamine; doxorubicin; doxycycline; efavirenz; eflornithine; ephedrine; epinephrine; epinephrine; ergocalciferol; ergometrine; ergotamine; erythromycin; ethambutol; ethanol; ether, anaesthetic; eEthinylestradiol; ethionamide; ethosuximide; etoposide; factor IX complex (coagulation factors II, VII, IX, X) concentrate; factor VIII concentrate; ferrous salt + folic acid; fluconazole; flucytosine; fludrocortisone; fluorescein; fluorouracil; fluphenazine; folic acid; furosemide; gentamicin; gentamicin; glibenclamide; glucose with sodium chloride; glucose; glutaral; glyceryl trinitrate; griseofulvin; haloperidol; halothane; heparin sodium; hepatitis B vaccine; hydralazine; hydrochlorothiazide; hydrocortisone; hydrocortisone; hydrocortisone; hydroxocobalamin; ibuprofen; idoxuridine; imipenem + cilastatin; immunoglobulin, normal human; indinavir; influenza vaccines; insulin injection, soluble; insulin, intermediate-acting; intraperitoneal dialysis solution; iodine; iohexol; iopanoic acid; ipecacuanha; ipratropium bromide; iron dextran; isoniazid; isoniazid + ethambutol; isoprenaline; isosorbide dinitrate; ivermectin; kanamycin; ketamine; lamivudine; levamisole; levodopa + carbidopa; levofloxacin; levonorgestrel; levonorgestrel + ethinylestradiol; levothyroxine; lidocaine; lidocaine; lithium carbonate; magnesium hydroxide; magnesium sulfate; mannitol; measles-mumps-rubella vaccine; mebendazole; medroxyprogesterone acetate (depot); mefloquine; meglumine antimonite; meglumine iotroxate; melarsoprol; meningococcal vaccines; mercaptopurine; metformin; methotrexate; methyldopa; methylrosanilinium chloride (gentian violet); methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue); metoclopramide; metronidazole; metronidazole; miconazole; morphine; nalidixic acid; naloxone; nelfinavir; neomycin + bacitracin; neostigmine; nevirapine; niclosamide; nicotinamide; nifedipine; nifurtimox; nitrofurantoin; nitrous oxide; norethisterone; norethisterone + ethinylestradiol; norethisterone enantate; nystatin; nystatin; nystatin; ofloxacin; oral rehydration salt formulations; oxamniquine; oxygen; oxytocin; p-aminosalicylic acid; paracetamol; penicillamine; pentamidine; permethrin; pethidine; phenobarbital; phenoxymethylpenicillin; phenytoin; phytomenadione; pilocarpine; podophyllum resin; poliomyelitis vaccines; polygeline; polyvidone-iodine; potassium chloride; potassium ferric hexacyanoferrate (Prussian blue); potassium iodide; praziquantel; prazosin; prednisolone; prednisolone; primaquine; procainamide; procaine benzylpenicillin; procarbazine; proguanil; promethazine; propranolol; propyliodone; propylthiouracil; protamine sulfate; pyrantel; pyrazinamide; pyridostigmine; pyridoxine; pyrimethamine; quinidine; quinine; rabies immunoglobulin; rabies vaccines; reserpine; rRetinal; riboflavin; rifampicin; rifampicin + isoniazid + pyrazinamide; rifampicin + isoniazid + pyrazinamide + ethambutol; rifampicin + isoniazid; ritonavir; ritonavir + lopinavir; rubella vaccines; salbutamol; salbutamol; salicylic acid; saquinavir; selenium sulphide; senna; silver nitrate; silver sulfadiazine; sodium calcium edetate; sodium chloride; sodium fluoride; sodium hydrogen carbonate; sodium lactate, compound solution; sodium nitrite; sodium nitroprusside; sodium thiosulfate; spectinomycin; spironolactone; stavudine; streptokinase; streptomycin; sulfadiazine; sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine; sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim; sulfasalazine; sun protection agent with activity against ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B; suramin sodium; suxamethonium; tamoxifen; testosterone; tetracaine; tetracycline; theophylline; thiamine; thioacetazone + isoniazid; thiopental; timolol; trimethoprim; tropicamide; tuberculin, purified protein derivative (PPD); Typhoid vaccines; urea; valproic acid; vancomycin; vecuronium; verapamil; vinblastine; vincristine; warfarin; water for injection; yellow fever vaccines; zidovudine.