The selection and use of essential medicines : report of the WHO Expert Committee, 2003 ; (including the 13th Model List of Essential Medicines).

Format:

Book

Government document

Series:

Technical report series (World Health Organization) ; 920.

WHO technical report series, 0512-3054 ; 920

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs--Standards--Congresses.

Drugs.

Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--Congresses.

Medicine.

Drug utilization--Standards--Congresses.

Drug utilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (135 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Selection and use of essential medicines

Model list of essential medicines

WHO model list of essential medicines

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report contains a progress report on the new procedures for updating the Model list of essential medicines and the development of the WHO Essential Medicines Library. It presents additions and changes to the Model List including recommendations. Annexes include the revised Model List of Essential Medicines and a list of all items on the Model List sorted according to their 5-level Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ACT) classification codes.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Open session; 3 Update on current activities; 4 Changes made in revising the Model List; 5 Reviews of sections of the Model List; 6 Priorities for future reviews; 7 Recommendations; References; The 13th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines; Alphabetical list of essential medicines with ATC classification code numbers;

Notes:

"The WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines met in Geneva from 31 March to 3 April 2003"--P. 1.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-08854-0

9786610088546

92-4-068132-9

OCLC:

191039470