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WHO Model List of Essential Medicines is a list of?
WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, 20th List (April 2017) The core list presents a list of minimum medicine needs for a basic health-care system, listing the most efficacious, safe and cost–effective medicines…
What are the 10 most common medicines and drugs?
Top 10 Prescription Drugs in the U.S.
- Vicodin (hydrocodone/acetaminophen)
- Albuterol (Accuneb, Ventolin, Proair, Proventil)
- Lisinopril (Generic for Prinivil or Zestril)
- Levothyroxine (generic for Synthroid)
- Gabapentin (Neurontin)
- Metformin (generic for Glucophage)
- Lipitor (atorvastatin)
- Amlodipine (generic for Norvasc)
What are emergency drugs in ICU?
Emergency drugs like adrenaline, salbutamol puff, atropine, aspirin, furosemide, hydrocortisone, insulin, lidocaine, and medical oxygen were available in all ICUs, whereas amiodarone, sodium bicarbonate, glucagon, ipratropium nebulization, thiamine were not available in all ICUs.
How can we improve the availability of essential drugs in Nigeria?
On the other hand, the successful application of the essential drugs concept will go a long way towards improving the availability of the most needed drugs in Nigerian health care delivery system. In selecting this list of essential drugs the Federal Ministry of Health was guided by the following principles- 1.
Is there a national drug for-mulary list in Nigeria?
There is hereby prescribed for the Federal Republic of Nigeria a National Drug For-mulary and Essential Drugs List as specified in the First Schedule to this Act (hereinafter referred to as “the List”).
What is the history of essential drugs?
The concept of essential drugs was approved by the World Health Assembly in 1975, and in 1977 the World Health Organisation produced its first model list of essential drugs. Since then more than eighty countries, practically all in the Third World, have adopted lists of essential drugs based on the WHO model list.
What is an essential drug minister?
“essential drugs” means drugs that satisfy the health care needs of the majority of the population; “Minister” means the Minister charged with responsibility for health matters and “Ministry” shall be construed accordingly. 13.