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Model List of Essential Medicines

clear Found 25 recommendations for 24 medicines and 6 therapeutic equivalents
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2. Medicines for pain and palliative care
  1. Acetylsalicylic acid General information
    Section
    Non-opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIMs)
    • Oral > Solid: 100 to 500 mg
    • Local > Rectal > Suppository: 50 to 150 mg
    Indications
    Pain
  2. Amitriptyline General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 25 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg; 10 mg; 75 mg
    Indications
    Palliative care
  3. Codeine General information
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    • Oral > Solid: 30 mg tablet (codeine phosphate)
    Indications
    Pain
  4. Cyclizine General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 50 mg per mL (lactate)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 50 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Palliative care
  5. Dexamethasone General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 2 mg per 5 mL (as sodium phosphate); 0.5 mg per 5 mL (as sodium phosphate)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 4 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (dexamethasone phosphate (as sodium phosphate) equialent to 3.3 mg dexamethasone base)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 2 mg (as dexamethasone base); 4 mg (as dexamethasone base); 0.5 mg (as dexamethasone base); 0.75 mg (as dexamethasone base); 1.5 mg (as dexamethasone base)
    Indications
    Palliative care
  6. Diazepam General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 2 mg per 5 mL
    • Local > Rectal > Gel: 5 mg per mL in 0.5 mL rectal delivery system; 5 mg per mL in 2 mL rectal delivery system; 5 mg per mL in 4 mL rectal delivery system
    • Local > Rectal > Solution: 2 mg per mL in 1.25 mL rectal tube; 2 mg per mL in 2.5 mL rectal tube; 4 mg per mL in 2.5 mL rectal tube
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 5 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 5 mg (scored); 10 mg (scored); 2 mg (scored)
    Indications
    Palliative care
  7. Docusate sodium General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL; 12.5 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > capsule: 100 mg
    Indications
    Palliative care
  8. Dolasetron General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Palliative care
  9. Fentanyl General information
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    • Local > Topical > Transdermal patch: 12 µg/hour; 25 µg/hour; 50 µg/hour; 75 µg/hour; 100 µg/hour
    Indications
    Chronic cancer pain
  10. Fluoxetine General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Solid: 20 mg (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Palliative care
  11. Granisetron General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Palliative care
  12. Haloperidol General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 2 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 0.5 mg; 2 mg; 5 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 5 mg per mL in 1-mL ampoule
    Indications
    Palliative care
  13. Hydromorphone General information
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to morphine for Pain
  14. Hyoscine butylbromide General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 20 mg per mL injection
    Indications
    Palliative care
  15. Hyoscine hydrobromide General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Local > Topical > Transdermal patch: 1 mg per 72 hours transdermal patch
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 400 µg per mL injection; 600 µg per mL injection
    Indications
    Palliative care
  16. Ibuprofen General information
    Section
    Non-opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIMs)
    • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg per 5 mL; 100 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 200 mg; 400 mg; 600 mg
    Indications
    Pain
  17. Lactulose General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 3.3 to 3.4 g per 5 mL oral liquid
    Indications
    Palliative care
  18. Loperamide General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 2 mg
    Indications
    Palliative care
  19. Methadone General information
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    • Oral > Liquid: 5 mg per 5 mL (methadone hydrochloride); 25 mg per 5 mL (methadone hydrochloride); 50 mg per 5 mL concentrate for oral liquid (methadone hydrochloride); 10 mg per mL concentrate for oral liquid (methadone hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 5 mg (methadone hydrochloride); 10 mg (methadone hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Chronic cancer pain
  20. Metoclopramide General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 5 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg (hydrochloride)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 5 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Palliative care
  21. Midazolam General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 2 mg per mL
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg per mL in 5 mL vial; 5 mg per mL in 1 mL vial; 5 mg per mL in 3 mL vial
    • Local > Buccal > Solution: ; 5 mg per mL in 0.5 mL pre-filled syringe (for oromucosal administration); 5 mg per mL in 1 mL pre-filled syringe (for oromucosal administration); 5 mg per mL in 1.5 mL pre-filled syringe (for oromucosal administration); 5 mg per mL in 2 mL pre-filled syringe (for oromucosal administration); 10 mg per mL in 0.25 mL pre-filled syringe (for oromucosal administration); 10 mg per mL in 0.5 mL pre-filled syringe (for oromucosal administration); 10 mg per mL in 0.75 mL pre-filled syringe (for oromucosal administration); 10 mg per mL in 1 mL pre-filled syringe (for oromucosal administration)
    • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 7.5 mg; 15 mg
    Indications
    Palliative care
  22. Morphine General information
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    • Oral > Liquid: 10 mg per 5 mL (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate); 5 mg per 5 mL (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate); 2 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate); 10 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 10 mg immediate release (morphine sulfate)
    • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 5 mg slow-release (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate); 10 mg slow-release (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate); 30 mg slow-release (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate); 60 mg slow-release (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate); 100 mg slow-release (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate); 200 mg slow-release (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate)
    • Oral > Solid > granules: 20 mg (morphine sulfate); 30 mg (morphine sulfate); 60 mg (morphine sulfate); 100 mg (morphine sulfate); 200 mg (morphine sulfate)
    Indications
    Pain
  23. Ondansetron General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (as hydrochloride dihydrate); 2 mg per mL in 4 mL ampoule (as hydrochloride dihydrate)
    • Oral > Liquid: 4 mg per 5 mL (as hydrochloride dihydrate)
    • Oral > Solid: 4 mg (as hydrochloride dihydrate); 8 mg (as hydrochloride dihydrate)
    Indications
    Palliative care
  24. Oxycodone General information
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to morphine for Pain
  25. Palonosetron General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Palliative care
  26. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) General information
    Section
    Non-opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIMs)
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL; 120 mg per 5 mL; 250 mg per 5 mL
    • Local > Rectal > Suppository: 100 mg; 250 mg
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 100 mg; 250 mg
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 250 mg; 325 mg; 500 mg
    Indications
    Pain
  27. Senna General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 7.5 mg per 5 mL oral liquid
    Indications
    Palliative care
  28. Tropisetron General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Palliative care