WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications considered to be most effective and safe to meet the most important needs in a health system.[1] The list is frequently used by countries to help develop their own local lists of essential medicine.[1] As of 2016, more than 155 countries have created national lists of essential medicines based on the World Health Organization's model list.[2] This includes countries in both the developed and developing world.[1][3]
2017 marked the 40th anniversary of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines.
The list is divided into core items and complementary items.[4] The core items are deemed to be the most cost-effective options for key health problems and are usable with little additional health care resources.[4] The complementary items either require additional infrastructure such as specially trained health care providers or diagnostic equipment or have a lower cost–benefit ratio.[4] About 25% of items are in the complementary list.[5] Some medications are listed as both core and complementary.[6] While most medications on the list are available as generic products, being under patent does not preclude inclusion.[7]
The first list was published in 1977 and included 208 medications.[8][1][9] The WHO updates the list every two years.[10] The 14th list was published in 2005 and contained 306 medications.[11] In 2015, the 19th edition of the list was published and contains around 410 medications.[10] The 20th edition was published in 2017, and contains 433 medications.[12][13] The 21st list was published in 2019 and contains 460 medications.[14][15][16] The national lists contain between 334 and 580 medications.[5]
A separate list for children up to 12 years of age, known as the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc), was created in 2007 and is in its 7th edition.[10][17] It was created to make sure that the needs of children were systematically considered such as availability of proper formulations.[18][19] Everything in the children's list is also included in the main list.[20] The list and notes are based on the 19th to 21st edition of the main list.[4][12][14] An α indicates a medicine is only on the complementary list.[4][14]
Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases
General anaesthetics and oxygen
Inhalational medicines
- Halothane
- Isoflurane
- Nitrous oxide
- Oxygen
Injectable medicines
- Ketamine
- Propofol[note 1]
Local anaesthetics
- Bupivacaine
- Lidocaine
- Lidocaine/epinephrine (lidocaine + epinephrine)
- Ephedrineα (For use in spinal anaesthesia during delivery, to prevent hypotension).
Preoperative medication and sedation for short-term procedures
- Atropine
- Midazolam
- Morphine
Medical gases
- Oxygen[note 2]
Medicines for pain and palliative care
Non-opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIMs)
A skeletal model of the chemical structure of aspirin
- Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
- Ibuprofen
- Paracetamol[note 3] (acetaminophen)
Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
- Amitriptyline
- Cyclizine
- Dexamethasone
- Diazepam
- Docusate sodium
- Fluoxetine
- Haloperidol
- Hyoscine butylbromide
- Hyoscine hydrobromide
- Lactulose
- Loperamide
- Metoclopramide
- Midazolam
- Ondansetron
- Senna
Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
- Dexamethasone
- Epinephrine (adrenaline)
- Hydrocortisone
- Loratadine[note 7]
- Prednisolone
Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings
Nonspecific
- Charcoal, activated
Anticonvulsants/antiepileptics
Anti-infective medicines
Anthelminthics
Intestinal anthelminthics
A skeletal model of the chemical structure of albendazole
- Albendazole
- Ivermectin
- Levamisole
- Mebendazole
- Niclosamide
- Praziquantel
- Pyrantel
Antifilarials
- Albendazole
- Diethylcarbamazine
- Ivermectin
Antischistosomals and other antinematode medicines
Antibacterials
Access group antibiotics
- Amikacin
- Amoxicillin
- Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (amoxicillin + clavulanic acid)
- Ampicillin
- Benzathine benzylpenicillin
- Benzylpenicillin
- Cefalexin
- Cefazolin
- Chloramphenicol[note 13]
- Clindamycin
- Cloxacillin[note 14]
- Doxycycline
- Gentamicin
- Metronidazole
- Nitrofurantoin
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V)
- Procaine benzylpenicillin[note 15]
- Spectinomycin
- Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim[note 16]
Watch group antibiotics
Reserve group antibiotics
Antileprosy medicines
- Clofazimine
- Dapsone
- Rifampicin
Antituberculosis medicines
Pure crystals of ethambutol
- Ethambutol
- Ethambutol/isoniazid/pyrazinamide/rifampicin (ethambutol + isoniazid + pyrazinamide + rifampicin)
- Ethambutol/isoniazid/rifampicin (ethambutol + isoniazid + rifampicin)
- Isoniazid
- Isoniazid/pyrazinamide/rifampicin (isoniazid + pyrazinamide + rifampicin)
- Isoniazid/rifampicin (isoniazid + rifampicin)
- Pyrazinamide
- Rifabutin[note 22]
- Rifampicin
- Rifapentine[note 23]
- Amikacinα
- Amoxicillin/clavulanic acidα[note 24]
- Bedaquilineα
- Clofazimineα
- Cycloserineα[note 25]
- Delamanidα
- Ethionamideα[note 26]
- Levofloxacinα[note 27]
- Linezolidα
- Meropenemα[note 28]
- Moxifloxacin
- P-aminosalicylic acidα
- Streptomycinα
Antifungal medicines
Antiviral medicines
Antiherpes medicines
- Aciclovir
Antiretrovirals
Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
- Abacavir (ABC)
- Lamivudine (3TC)
- Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)
- Zidovudine (ZDV or AZT)
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
- Efavirenz (EGV or EFZ)
- Nevirapine (NVP)
Protease inhibitors
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Two capsules of atazanavir
- Atazanavir
- Atazanavir/ritonavir
- Darunavir
- Lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r)
- Ritonavir
Integrase inhibitors
- Dolutegravir
- Raltegravir[note 31]
Fixed-dose combinations
Medicines for prevention of HIV-related opportunistic infections
- Isoniazid/pyridoxine/sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
Other antivirals
Antihepatitis medicines
Medicines for hepatitis B
Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
- Entecavir
- Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)
Medicines for hepatitis C
Pangenotypic direct-acting antivirals
Non-pangenotypic direct-acting antivirals
- Dasabuvir
- Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir
- Ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir
Other antivirals for hepatitis C
Antiprotozoal medicines
Antiamoebic and antigiardiasis medicines
- Diloxanide
- Metronidazole
Antileishmaniasis medicines
- Amphotericin B
- Miltefosine
- Paromomycin
- Sodium stibogluconate or meglumine antimoniate
Antimalarial medicines
For curative treatment
- Amodiaquine[note 42]
- Artemether[note 43]
- Artemether/lumefantrine[note 44]
- Artesunate[note 45]
- Artesunate/amodiaquine[note 46]
- Artesunate/mefloquine
- Artesunate/pyronaridine tetraphosphate
- Chloroquine[note 47]
- Dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine phosphate
- Doxycycline[note 48]
- Mefloquine[note 42]
- Primaquine[note 49]
- Quinine[note 50]
- Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine[note 51]
For chemoprevention
Antipneumocystosis and antitoxoplasmosis medicines
- Pyrimethamine
- Sulfadiazine
- Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
- Pentamidineα
Antitrypanosomal medicines
African trypanosomiasis
- Fexinidazole[note 54]
Medicines for the treatment of 1st stage African trypanosomiasis
Medicines for the treatment of 2nd stage African trypanosomiasis
American trypanosomiasis
- Benznidazole
- Nifurtimox
Medicines for ectoparasitic infections
- Ivermectin
Antimigraine medicines
For treatment of acute attack
- Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
- Ibuprofen
- Paracetamol (acetaminophen)
For prophylaxis
- Propranolol
Immunomodulators and antineoplastics
Antineoplastics and supportive medicines
Cytotoxic medicines
- Arsenic trioxideα
- Asparaginaseα
- Bendamustineα
- Bleomycinα
- Calcium folinateα
- Capecitabineα
- Carboplatinα
- Chlorambucilα
- Cisplatinα
- Cyclophosphamideα
- Cytarabineα
- Dacarbazineα
- Dactinomycinα
- Daunorubicinα
- Docetaxelα
- Doxorubicinα
- Etoposideα
- Fludarabineα
- Fluorouracilα
- Gemcitabineα
- Hydroxycarbamideα
- Ifosfamideα
- Irinotecanα
- Melphalanα
- Mercaptopurineα
- Methotrexateα
- Oxaliplatinα
- Paclitaxelα
- Pegaspargaseα[note 60]
- Procarbazineα
- Realgar Indigo naturalis formulationα
- Tioguanineα
- Vinblastineα
- Vincristineα
- Vinorelbineα
Targeted therapies
Hormones and antihormones
Antiparkinsonism medicines
- Biperiden
- Levodopa/carbidopa (levodopa + carbidopa)
Medicines affecting the blood
Antianaemia medicines
Medicines affecting coagulation
Blood products of human origin and plasma substitutes
Blood and blood components
Bag containing one unit of fresh frozen plasma
- Fresh frozen plasma
- Platelet concentrates
- Packed red blood cells
- Whole blood
Plasma-derived medicines
Human immunoglobulins
- Rho(D) immune globulin (anti-D immunoglobulin)
- Anti-rabies immunoglobulin
- Anti-tetanus immunoglobulin
- Human normal immunoglobulinα
Plasma substitutes
- Dextran 70[note 67]
Cardiovascular medicines
Antianginal medicines
- Bisoprolol[note 68]
- Glyceryl trinitrate
- Isosorbide dinitrate
- Verapamil
Antiarrhythmic medicines
Antihypertensive medicines
Medicines used in heart failure
Antithrombotic medicines
Anti-platelet medicines
- Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
- Clopidogrel
Lipid-lowering agents
- Simvastatin[note 72]
Dermatological medicines (topical)
Antifungal medicines
- Miconazole
- Selenium sulfide
- Sodium thiosulfate
- Terbinafine
Anti-infective medicines
- Mupirocin
- Potassium permanganate
- Silver sulfadiazine
Anti-inflammatory and antipruritic medicines
- Betamethasone
- Calamine
- Hydrocortisone
Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
- Benzoyl peroxide
- Coal tar
- Fluorouracil
- Podophyllum resin
- Salicylic acid
- Urea
Scabicides and pediculicides
- Benzyl benzoate
- Permethrin
Diagnostic agents
Ophthalmic medicines
- Fluorescein
- Tropicamide
Disinfectants and antiseptics
Antiseptics
- Chlorhexidine
- Ethanol
- Povidone iodine
Disinfectants
- Alcohol based hand rub
- Chlorine base compound
- Chloroxylenol
- Glutaral
Diuretics
Gastrointestinal medicines
- Pancreatic enzymesα
Antiulcer medicines
- Omeprazole
- Ranitidine
Antiemetic medicines
- Dexamethasone
- Metoclopramide
- Ondansetron
- Aprepitantα
Anti-inflammatory medicines
- Sulfasalazine
- Hydrocortisoneα
Laxatives
- Senna
Medicines used in diarrhoea
- Oral rehydration salts + zinc sulfate (Co-packaged)
Oral rehydration
- Oral rehydration salts
Medicines for diarrhea
- Zinc sulfate[note 73]
Medicines for endocrine disorders
Adrenal hormones and synthetic substitutes
- Fludrocortisone
- Hydrocortisone
Androgens
- Testosteroneα
Estrogens
No listings in this section.
Progestogens
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Medicines for diabetes
Insulins
- Insulin injection (soluble)
- Intermediate-acting insulin
Medicines for hypoglycaemia
- Glucagon
- Diazoxideα
Immunologicals
Diagnostic agents
- Tuberculin, purified protein derivative (PPD)
Sera and immunoglobulins
- Antivenom immunoglobulin[note 79]
- Diphtheria antitoxin
Vaccines
A vial of oral cholera vaccine
Recommendations for all
- BCG vaccine
- Diphtheria vaccine
- Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- HPV vaccine
- Measles vaccine
- Pertussis vaccine
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Poliomyelitis vaccine
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Rubella vaccine
- Tetanus vaccine
Recommendations for certain regions
- Japanese encephalitis vaccine[note 80]
- Yellow fever vaccine[note 80]
- Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine[note 80]
Recommendations for some high-risk populations
- Cholera vaccine[note 81]
- Dengue vaccine[note 81]
- Hepatitis A vaccine[note 81]
- Meningococcal meningitis vaccine[note 81]
- Rabies vaccine[note 81]
- Typhoid vaccine[note 81]
Recommendations for immunization programmes with certain characteristics
Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
Eye preparations
Anti-infective agents
- Aciclovir
- Azithromycin
- Erythromycin[note 83]
- Gentamicin
- Natamycin
- Ofloxacin
- Tetracycline
Anti-inflammatory agents
- Prednisolone
Local anesthetics
- Tetracaine
Miotics and antiglaucoma medicines
- Acetazolamide
- Latanoprost
- Pilocarpine
- Timolol
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
- Bevacizumabα
Medicines for reproductive health and perinatal care
Contraceptives
Oral hormonal contraceptives
- Ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel
- Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone
- Levonorgestrel
- Ulipristal
Injectable hormonal contraceptives
- Estradiol cypionate/medroxyprogesterone acetate
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate
- Norethisterone enantate
Intrauterine devices
- IUD with copper
- IUD with progestogen
Barrier methods
- Condoms
- Diaphragms
Implantable contraceptives
- Etonogestrel-releasing implant
- Levonorgestrel-releasing implant
Intravaginal contraceptives
- Progesterone vaginal ring[note 85]
Ovulation inducers
- Clomifeneα
Uterotonics
Antioxytocics (tocolytics)
- Nifedipine
Medicines administered to the mother
- Dexamethasone
- Tranexamic acid
Peritoneal dialysis solution
- Intraperitoneal dialysis solution (of appropriate composition)α
Medicines for mental and behavioural disorders
Medicines used in psychotic disorders
Medicines used in mood disorders
Medicines used in depressive disorders
- Amitriptyline
- Fluoxetine
- Fluoxetineα
Medicines used in bipolar disorders
- Carbamazepine
- Lithium carbonate
- Valproic acid (sodium valproate)
Medicines for anxiety disorders
- Diazepam
Medicines used for obsessive compulsive disorders
- Clomipramine
Medicines acting on the respiratory tract
Antiasthmatics and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Beclometasone
- Budesonide
- Budesonide/formoterol
- Epinephrine (adrenaline)
- Ipratropium bromide
- Salbutamol (albuterol)
- Tiotropium
Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances
Oral
- Oral rehydration salts
- Potassium chloride
Parenteral
- Glucose
- Glucose with sodium chloride
- Potassium chloride
- Sodium chloride
- Sodium hydrogen carbonate
- Sodium lactate, compound solution
Miscellaneous
- Water for injection
Vitamins and minerals
Ear, nose and throat medicines
- Acetic acid
- Budesonide
- Ciprofloxacin
- Xylometazoline
Medicines for diseases of joints
Medicines used to treat gout
- Allopurinol
Disease-modifying agents used in rheumatoid disorders (DMARDs)
Juvenile joint diseases
- Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)[note 90]
Notes
An α indicates the medicine is only on the complementary list. For these items specialized diagnostic or monitoring or specialist training are needed. An item may also be listed as complementary on the basis of higher costs or a less attractive cost-benefit ratio.[4][14]
- Thiopental may be used as an alternative depending on local availability and cost.
- No more than 30% oxygen should be used to initiate resuscitation of neonates less than or equal to 32 weeks of gestation.
- Not recommended for anti‐inflammatory use due to lack of proven benefit to that effect
- For the management of cancer pain
- Alternatives limited to hydromorphone and oxycodone
- For the management of cancer pain
- There may be a role for sedating antihistamines for limited indications (EMLc).
- as adjunctive therapy for treatment-resistant partial or generalized seizures.
- For use in eclampsia and severe pre‐eclampsia and not for other convulsant disorders
- for buccal administration when solution for oromucosal administration is not available
- The presence of both 25 mg/5 mL and 30 mg/5 mL strengths on the same market would cause confusion in prescribing and dispensing and should be avoided.
- Oxamniquine is listed for use when praziquantel treatment fails.
- Only for the presumptive treatment of epidemic meningitis in children older than two years and in adults.
- cloxacillin, dicloxacillin and flucloxacillin are preferred for oral administration due to better bioavailability.
- Procaine benzylpenicillin is not recommended as first-line treatment for neonatal sepsis except in settings with high neonatal mortality, when given by trained health workers in cases where hospital care is not achievable.
- single agent trimethoprim may be an alternative for lower urinary tract infection.
- Also listed for single-dose treatment of trachoma and yaws.
- Third-generation cephalosporin of choice for use in hospitalized neonates
- Do not administer with calcium and avoid in infants with hyperbilirubinemia.
- Erythromycin may be an alternative. For use in combination regimens for eradication of H. pylori in adults
- Imipenem/cilastatin is an alternative, except for acute bacterial meningitis, where meropenem is preferred
- For use only in patients with HIV receiving protease inhibitors
- For treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) only
- For use only in combination with meropenem or imipenem/cilastatin
- Terizidone may be an alternative
- Prothionamide may be an alternative
- Ofloxacin and moxifloxacin may be alternatives based on availability and programme considerations.
- Imipenem/cilastatin may be an alternative
- For treatment of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, histoplasmosis, sporotrichosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, mycoses caused by Talaromyces marneffei and chromoblastomycosis; and prophylaxis of histoplasmosis and infections caused by T. marneffei in AIDS patients
- For treatment of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis and acute invasive aspergillosis
- For use in pregnant women and in second-line regimens in accordance with WHO treatment guidelines.
- Emtricitabine (FTC) is an acceptable alternative to 3TC, based on knowledge of the pharmacology, the resistance patterns and clinical trials of antiretrovirals.
- Combination also indicated for pre-exposure prophylaxis
- For the treatment of viral haemorrhagic fevers
- For the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVr).
- For severe illness due to confirmed or suspected influenza virus infection in critically ill hospitalized patients
- For the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVr).
- When used in combination with sofosbuvir
- When used in combination with daclatasvir
- For the treatment of hepatitis C, in combination with direct acting anti-viral medicines
- To be used in combination with ribavirin
- To be used in combination with artesunate 50 mg
- For use in the management of severe malaria
- Not recommended in the first trimester of pregnancy or in children below 5 kg
- To be used in combination with either amodiaquine, mefloquine or sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine
- Other combinations that deliver the target doses required such as 153 mg or 200 mg (as hydrochloride) with 50 mg artesunate can be alternatives.
- For use only for the treatment of P. vivax infection
- For use only in combination with quinine
- Only for use to achieve radical cure of P. vivax and P. ovale infections, given for 14 days
- For use only in the management of severe malaria, and should be used in combination with doxycycline
- Only in combination with artesunate 50 mg
- For use only in Central American regions, for P. vivax infections
- For use only in combination with chloroquine
- For the treatment of 1st and 2nd stage human African trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection
- To be used for the treatment of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection
- To be used for the treatment of the initial phase of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection
- To be used for the treatment of T. b. gambiense infection
- Only to be used in combination with eflornithine, for the treatment of T. b. gambiense infection
- Certolizumab pegol, etanercept, golimumab and infliximab are alternatives, including quality-assured biosimilars
- Including quality-assured biosimilars
- Gefitinib and afatinib are alternatives
- Pembrolizumab is an alternative
- the square box applies to epoetin alfa, beta and theta, darbepoetin alfa, methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta,and their respective biosimilars.
- Apixaban, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are alternatives
- Alternatives are limited to nadroparin and dalteparin
- Deferasirox oral form may be an alternative, depending on cost and availability.
- Polygeline, injectable solution, 3.5% is considered as equivalent.
- Includes metoprolol and carvedilol as alternatives
- Includes atenolol, metoprolol and carvedilol as alternatives. Atenolol should not be used as a first-line agent in uncomplicated hypertension in patients >60 years
- Hydralazine is listed for use in the acute management of severe pregnancy‐induced hypertension only. Its use in the treatment of essential hypertension is not recommended in view of the availability of more evidence of efficacy and safety of other medicines.
- Methyldopa is listed for use in the management of pregnancy‐induced hypertension only. Its use in the treatment of essential hypertension is not recommended in view of the availability of more evidence of efficacy and safety of other medicines.
- For use in high‐risk patients
- In acute diarrhoea zinc sulfate should be used as an adjunct to oral rehydration salts
- Glibenclamide not suitable above 60 years
- Carbimazole is an alternative depending on local availability
- For use when alternative first-line treatment is not appropriate or available
- Carbimazole is an alternative depending on local availability
- For use when alternative first-line treatment is not appropriate or available
- Exact type to be defined locally
- Recommended for certain regions
- Recommended for some high-risk populations
- Recommended only for immunization programmes with certain characteristics
- For infections due to Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Or homatropine (hydrobromide) or cyclopentolate (hydrochloride)
- For use in women actively breastfeeding at least 4 times per day
- Where permitted under national law and where culturally acceptable
- For induction of labour, should only be used where appropriate facilities are available
- The square box is added to include buprenorphine. The medicines should only be used within an established support programme.
- Ergocalciferol can be used as an alternative.
- For use for rheumatic fever, juvenile arthritis, Kawasaki disease
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