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Essential Medicines

Essential medicines are those that address the most important health needs of a population. They are selected based on disease prevalence, evidence of effectiveness and safety, and cost effectiveness. The World Health Organization publishes an Essential Medicines List every two years to guide treatment. National governments also publish their own lists, like India's National List of Essential Medicines, which are based on the WHO list and include price controls. The essential medicines lists are intended to promote rational, affordable treatment and optimize health resources.

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Essential Medicines

Essential medicines are those that address the most important health needs of a population. They are selected based on disease prevalence, evidence of effectiveness and safety, and cost effectiveness. The World Health Organization publishes an Essential Medicines List every two years to guide treatment. National governments also publish their own lists, like India's National List of Essential Medicines, which are based on the WHO list and include price controls. The essential medicines lists are intended to promote rational, affordable treatment and optimize health resources.

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ESSENTIAL MEDICINES

Dr Shashikala Manjunatha
Prof & HOD
Community Medicine

1
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
Learning Objectives –
CM – 19.1, 19.2, 19.3
Introduction
CM – 19.1 – List of Essential
Medicines
CM - 19.2 – List of Essential
Medicines in Primary Health Care
CM -19.3 – Counterfeit Medicines
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES -
Introduction
Essential medicines are those that satisfy the
priority health care needs of a population. They
are selected with due regard to disease prevalence
and public health relevance, evidence of efficacy
and safety and comparative cost-effectiveness.
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES –List
What is an Essential Medicine List (EML)?
About:
The list is made with consideration of disease prevalence, efficacy,
safety and comparative cost-effectiveness of the medicines.
Such medicines should be available in such a way that an individual
or community can afford them.
The WHO EML is updated every two years by the Expert Committee
on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines.
The National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) is a list released by
the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The medicines listed in the NLEM are sold below a price ceiling fixed by
the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
In India, it was framed on the lines of the Essential Medicines List
(EML) released by the WHO.
Quality Control – by – CDSCO – Central Drug Standards Control
Organization
Essential Medicines List – Refer Park Text Book
Essential Medicines –
Primary Health Care
Purpose:
Guide safe and effective treatment of priority disease conditions of a
population.
Promote the rational use of medicines.
Optimize the available health resources of a country. It can also be a
guiding document for:
State governments to prepare their list of essential medicines
Procurement and supply of medicines in the public sector.
What are the Criteria for a Medicine to be Included in NLEM?
Several factors are looked at before including a drug in the NLEM. These are:
Essentiality
Changing disease burden
Efficacy and Safety
Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs)
Counterfeit Medicines

A medicine made by someone other than the genuine


manufacturer, by copying or imitating an original product
without authority or rights. Counterfeit medicines infringe
trademark law.

Counterfeit pills are fake medications that have different


ingredients than the actual medication. They may contain no
active ingredient, the wrong active ingredient, or have the right
ingredient but in an incorrect quantity.
Thank You

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