Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority healthcare needs of majority of the population. The essential medicines list needs to be country specific addressing the disease burden of the nation and the commonly used medicines at primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare levels. The medicines in National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) should be available at affordable costs and with assured quality. The medicines used in the various national health programmes, emerging and reemerging infections should be addressed in the list. The Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW) is mandated to ensure the quality healthcare system by assuring availability of safe and efficacious medicines for its population. The primary purpose of NLEM is to promote rational use of medicines considering the three important aspects i.e. cost, safety and efficacy. Furthermore it promotes prescription by generic names. Healthcare delivery institutions, health insurance bodies, standards setting institutions for medicines, medicine price control bodies, health economists and other healthcare stakeholders will be immensely benefitted in framing their policies.
MEDICINES ADDED IN THE NLEM - 2011
1. 25% Dextrose
2. 5-Amino salicylic Acid (5-ASA)
3. Allopurinol
4. Amoxicillin+Clavulinic acid
5. Atorvastatin
6. Betamethasone
7. Carboplatin
8. Cefixime
9. Cetrizine
10. Chlorambucil
11. Clindamycin
12. Clopidogrel
13. Dacarbazine
14. Daunorubicin
15. Diazepam
16. EMLA cream
17. Enoxaparin
18. Famotidine
19. Fentanyl
20. Filgrastim
21. Hydroxychloroquine phosphate
22. Ifosfamide
23. Imatinib
24. Ipratropium bromide
25. Leflunomide
26. Lorazepam
27. Mefloquine
28. Mesna
29. Misoprostol
30. N-acetylcysteine
31. Olanzapine
32. Oxaliplatin
33. Pantoprazole
34. Permethrin
35. Piperazine
36. Premix Insulin 30:70 injection
37. Propofol
38. Sevoflurane
39. Stavudine+Lamivudine
40. Tramadol
41. Vecuronium
42. Zidovudine+Lamivudine+Nevirapine
43. Zinc Sulfate
MEDICINES DELETED FROM NLEM - 2003
1. Acenocoumarol
2. Aminophylline
3. Benzoic Acid + Salicylic Acid
4. Benzylpenicillin
5. Bretylium Tosylate
6. Cefuroxime
7. Centchroman
8. Chloramphenicol
9. Chlorthalidone
10. Clarithromycin
11. Clomipramine hydrochloride
12. Clonidine Hydrochloride
13. Doxapram
14. Ethyl Chloride
15. Flucytosine
16. Furazolidone
17. Gamma Benzene Hexachloride
18. Isoprenaline Hydrochloride
19. Isoxsuprine hydrochloride
20. Ketoconazole
21. Loperamide
22. Mebendazole
23. Menadione Sodium Sulphite
24. Mexiletine Hydrochloride
25. Nalidixic Acid
26. Niclosamide
27. Nitrazepam
28. Norfloxacin
29. Pancuronium
30. Pentazocine
31. Pethidine Hydrochloride
32. Physostigmine Salicylate
33. Procaine Benzylpenicillin
34. Prochlorperazine
35. Pyrantel Pamoate
36. Quinidine
37. Roxithromycin
38. Silver Nitrate
39. Terazosin
40. Tetracycline
41. Tetracycline Hydrochloride
42. Theophyline compounds
43. Thiacetazone + Isoniazid
44. Tinidazole
45. Trifluoperazine
46. Trimethoprim
47. Xylometazoline
You can download the whole list of essential drugs 2011 from this link ;- http://www.mohfw.nic.in/showfile.php?lid=785
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