List of Essential Medicine 17th list (Updated March 2011)

The original list of essential medicine is published by WHO in a tabulated form. And categorised with individual categories.

Here is the list of essential medicine/drugs in numbering with alphabatic serial.

1. abacavir (ABC)
2. acetazolamide
3. acetic acid
4. acetylcysteine
5. acetylsalicylic acid
6. aciclovir
7. albendazole
8. allopurinol
9. amidotrizoate
10. amikacin
11. amiloride
12. amiodarone
13. amitriptyline
14. amlodipine
15. amodiaquine
16. amoxicillin
17. amoxicillin + clavulanic acid
18. amphotericin B
19. ampicillin
20. anti?D immunoglobulin (human)
21. antitetanus immunoglobulin (human)
22. antivenom immunoglobulin
23. artemether
24. artemether + lumefantrine
25. artesunate
26. artesunate + amodiaquine
27. ascorbic acid
28. asparaginase
29. atazanavir
30. atracurium
31. atropine
32. azathioprine
33. azithromycin
34. barium sulfate
35. BCG vaccine
36. beclometasone
37. benzathine benzylpenicillin
38. benznidazole
39. benzoyl peroxide
40. benzyl benzoate
41. benzylpenicillin
42. betamethasone
43. biperiden
44. bisoprolol
45. bleomycin
46. budesonide
47. bupivacaine
48. caffeine citrate
49. calamine
50. calcium folinate
51. calcium gluconate
52. capreomycin
53. carbamazepine
54. carboplatin
55. cefalexin
56. cefazolin
57. cefixime
58. cefotaxime
59. ceftazidime
60. ceftriaxone
61. charcoal, activated
62. chlorambucil
63. chloramphenicol
64. chlorhexidine
65. chlorine base compound
66. chloroquine
67. chloroxylenol
68. chlorphenamine
69. chlorpromazine
70. cholecalciferol
71. cholera vaccine
72. ciclosporin
73. ciprofloxacin
74. clarithromycin
75. clindamycin
76. clofazimine
77. clomifene
78. clomipramine
79. clotrimazole
80. cloxacillin
81. coal tar
82. codeine
83. condoms
84. copper?containing device
85. cyclizine
86. cyclophosphamide
87. cycloserine
88. cytarabine
89. dacarbazine
90. dactinomycin
91. dapsone
92. daunorubicin
93. deferoxamine
94. dexamethasone
95. dextran 70
96. diaphragms
97. diazepam
98. didanosine (ddI)
99. diethylcarbamazine
100. digoxin
101. diloxanide
102. dimercaprol
103. diphtheria antitoxin
104. diphtheria vaccine
105. dithranol
106. docetaxel
107. docusate sodium
108. dopamine
109. doxorubicin
110. doxycycline
111. efavirenz (EFV or EFZ)
112. efavirenz + emtricitabine + tenofovir
113. eflornithine
114. emtricitabine (FTC)
115. emtricitabine + tenofovir
116. enalapril
117. ephedrine
118. epinephrine (adrenaline)
119. ergocalciferol
120. ergometrine
121. erythromycin
122. estradiol cypionate + medroxyprogesterone acetate
123. ethambutol
124. ethambutol + isoniazid
125. ethambutol + isoniazid + pyrazinamide +rifampicin
126. ethambutol + isoniazid + rifampicin
127. ethanol
128. ethinylestradiol + levonorgestrel
129. ethinylestradiol + norethisterone
130. ethionamide
131. ethosuximide
132. etoposide
133. 133.                 factor IX complex (coagulation factors, II, VII,IX, X) concentrate
134. factor VIII concentrate
135. ferrous salt
136. ferrous salt + folic acid
137. fluconazole
138. flucytosine
139. fludrocortisone
140. fluorescein
141. fluorouracil
142. fluoxetine
143. fluphenazine
144. folic acid
145. furosemide
146. gentamicin
147. glibenclamide
148. glucagon
149. glucose
150. glucose with sodium chloride
151. glutaral
152. glyceryl trinitrate
153. griseofulvin
154. Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
155. haloperidol
156. halothane
157. heparin sodium
158. hepatitis A vaccine
159. hepatitis B vaccine
160. human normal immunoglobulin
161. hydralazine
162. hydrochlorothiazide
163. hydrocortisone
164. hydroxocobalamin
165. hydroxycarbamide
166. hydroxychloroquine
167. hyoscine hydrobromide
168. ibuprofen
169. ifosfamide
170. imipenem + cilastatin
171. indinavir (IDV)
172. influenza vaccine
173. insulin injection (soluble)
174. intermediate?acting insulin
175. 175.                 intraperitoneal dialysis solution(of appropriate composition)
176. iodine
177. iohexol
178. ipratropium bromide
179. isoflurane
180. isoniazid
181. isoniazid + pyrazinamide + rifampicin
182. isoniazid + rifampicin
183. isosorbide dinitrate
184. ivermectin
185. Japanese encephalitis vaccine
186. kanamycin
187. ketamine
188. lactulose
189. lamivudine (3TC)
190. lamivudine + nevirapine + stavudine
191. lamivudine + nevirapine + zidovudine
192. lamivudine + zidovudine
193. levamisole
194. levodopa + carbidopa
195. levonorgestrel
196. levonorgestrel?releasing implant
197. levothyroxine
198. lidocaine
199. lidocaine + epinephrine (adrenaline)
200. lithium carbonate
201. lopinavir + ritonavir (LPV/r)
202. lorazepam
203. Lugol?s solution
204. magnesium sulfate
205. mannitol
206. measles vaccine
207. mebendazole
208. medroxyprogesterone acetate
209. mefloquine
210. meglumine iotroxate
211. melarsoprol
212. meningococcal meningitis vaccine
213. mercaptopurine
214. mesna
215. metformin
216. methadone
217. methotrexate
218. methyldopa
219. methylprednisolone
220. methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue)
221. metoclopramide
222. metronidazole
223. miconazole
224. midazolam
225. mifepristone
226. miltefosine
227. misoprostol
228. morphine
229. mumps vaccine
230. mupirocin
231. naloxone
232. neostigmine
233. nevirapine (NVP)
234. niclosamide
235. nicotinamide
236. nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
237. nifedipine
238. nifurtimox
239. nitrofurantoin
240. nitrous oxide
241. norethisterone enantate
242. nystatin
243. ofloxacin
244. omeprazole
245. ondansetron
246. oral rehydration salts
247. oseltamivir
248. oxamniquine
249. oxygen
250. oxytocin
251. paclitaxel
252. p?aminosalicylic acid
253. pancreatic enzymes
254. paracetamol
255. paromomycin
256. penicillamine
257. pentamidine
258. permethrin
259. pertussis vaccine
260. phenobarbital
261. phenoxymethylpenicillin
262. phenytoin
263. phytomenadione
264. pilocarpine
265. pneumococcal vaccine
266. podophyllum resin
267. poliomyelitis vaccine
268. polyvidone iodine
269. potassium chloride
270. potassium ferric hexacyano?ferrate(II) ?2H20(Prussian blue)
271. potassium iodide
272. potassium permanganate
273. praziquantel
274. prednisolone
275. primaquine
276. procaine benzylpenicillin
277. procarbazine
278. proguanil
279. propofol
280. propranolol
281. propylthiouracil
282. prostaglandin E
283. protamine sulfate
284. pyrantel
285. pyrazinamide
286. pyridostigmine
287. pyridoxine
288. pyrimethamine
289. quinine
290. rabies immunoglobulin
291. rabies vaccine
292. ranitidine
293. retinol
294. ribavirin
295. riboflavin
296. rifabutin
297. rifampicin
298. ritonavir
299. rotavirus vaccine
300. rubella vaccine
301. salbutamol
302. salicylic acid
303. saquinavir (SQV)
304. selenium sulfide
305. senna
306. silver sulfadiazine
307. simvastatin
308. sodium calcium edetate
309. sodium chloride
310. sodium fluoride
311. sodium hydrogen carbonate
312. sodium lactate
313. sodium nitrite
314. sodium nitroprusside
315. sodium stibogluconate or meglumine antimoniate
316. sodium thiosulfate
317. spectinomycin
318. spironolactone
319. stavudine (d4T)
320. streptokinase
321. streptomycin
322. succimer
323. sulfadiazine
324. sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine
325. sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim
326. sulfasalazine
327. suramin sodium
328. surfactant
329. suxamethonium
330. tamoxifen
331. tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
332. terbinafine
333. testosterone
334. tetanus vaccine
335. tetracaine
336. tetracycline
337. thiamine
338. thioguanine
339. timolol
340. tranexamic acid
341. triclabendazole
342. trimethoprim
343. tropicamide
344. tuberculin, purified protein derivative (PPD)
345. typhoid vaccine
346. urea
347. valproic acid (sodium valproate)
348. vancomycin
349. varicella vaccine
350. vecuronium
351. verapamil
352. vinblastine
353. vincristine
354. warfarin
355. water for injection
356. xylometazoline
357. yellow fever vaccine
358. zidovudine (ZDV or AZT)
359. zinc sulfate

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Indication: Iron and Folic acid deficiency.
Dosage & Administration: 1 capsule three to four times daily. In pregnancy 1 capsule daily.
Contraindication & Precaution: Pernicious anaemia.
Side Effect: Gastric distress, abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, allergic reaction.
Drug Interaction: Antacid, Tetracyclines, Penicillamine and Zinc, anticonvulsant drug, Norfloxacin, Ciprofloxacin

and Ofloxacin.
Use in pregnancy and Lactation: There is no contraindication in pregnancy and lactation.
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Indication: Duodenal ulcer, Gastric ulcer, Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and zollinger-Ellison syndrome,

Gastritis.
Dosage & Administration: 20 mg twice daily or 40 mg at night Maintenance therapy as Famotack(R) 20 one tablet at

night.
Contraindication & Precaution: Hypersensitivity
Side Effect: Headache, xizziness, constipation and dearrhoea, nausea and/or vomiting, abdominal discomfort or

distention, anorexia, fatigue, rash.
Use in Pregnancy & Lactation: Should be prescribed only if clearly needed. It is best avoided by nursing mothers.
Preparation: 20 mg and 40 mg Tablet.

Indication: Treatment to control persistent asthma in adults (12 years and older).
Dosage and Administration: Starting dose is 160 micrograms once daily which is usually also the maxiumum dose. Dose

reduction to 80 micrograms once daily may be an effective maintenance dose for some patients.
Contraindication: Hypersensitivity to Ciclesonide or any of the excipients.
Side Effect: In the majority of cases, mild and did not require discontinuation of treatment with Cirlesonide.

Systemic effects of inhaled corticosteroids may occur, particularly at high doses prescribed for prolonged periods.
Preparation: 80 Inhaler: 80 mcg of Ciclesonide/puff, 120 puff, 160 Inhaler: 160 mcg of Ciclesonide/puff, 120 puffs.

Indication: Eczema, dermatitis & otitis externa.
Dosage and Administration: Up to 4 times daily.
Contraindication and Precaution: Skin lesions caused by infection with viruses (e.g. herpes simplex, chiken pox),

fungi (e.g. candidiasis, tinea) or bacteria (e.g. impetigo), hypersensitivity to the preparations. If applied to the

eyelids, care is needed to ensure that the preparation does not enter the eye as glaucoma might result.
Side Effect: Hypersensitivity, transient adrenal suppression, local atopic changes could pigmentation

hypertruchosis, Excerbation of symptoms may occur.
Use in Pregnancy and Lactation: There is inadequate evidence of safety in human pregnancy & lactation.
Preparation: 0.5% Cream and 0.05% Ointment.

Indication: Age-related Eye Disease.
Dosage and Administration: One Eyevi(R) capsule, one or two times daily or as directied by the physician.
Contraindication and Precaution: Hyperoxaluria, anticoagulants, estrogens, vitamin-K.
Side Effect: Diarrhea, abdominal pain and other gastrointestinal disturbances; fatigue and weakness.
Preparation: (60 mg + 30 mg + 15 mg + 2 mg + 6 mg)/Capsule.