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Model List of Essential Medicines

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5. Medicines for diseases of the nervous system
  1. Acetylsalicylic acid General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Solid: 300 to 500 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  2. Aciclovir General information
    Section
    Medicines for viral central nervous system infections
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 mg in vial powder for solution for infusion (as sodium dihydrate); 25 mg per mL in vial solution for infusion (as sodium)
    • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg tablet
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 mg in vial powder for solution for infusion (as sodium diihydrate); 25 mg per mL in vial solution for infusion (as sodium)
    Indications
    Herpes simplex infections Zoster Varicella
  3. Amitriptyline General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  4. Amoxicillin General information
    Section
    Medicines for bacterial central nervous system infections
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL (as trihydrate) powder for oral liquid; 250 mg per 5 mL (as trihydrate) powder for oral liquid
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 250 mg in vial (as sodium) powder for injection; 500 mg in vial (as sodium) powder for injection; 1 g in vial (as sodium) powder for injection
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 250 mg (scored) (as trihydrate); 500 mg (scored) (as trihydrate)
    • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 250 mg (as trihydrate); 500 mg (as trihydrate)
    Indications
    Second choice
    Bacterial meningitis
  5. Ampicillin General information
    Section
    Medicines for bacterial central nervous system infections
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg in vial (as sodium salt) powder for injection; 1 g in vial (as sodium salt) powder for injection
    Indications
    Second choice
    Bacterial meningitis
  6. Baclofen General information
    Section
    Medicines for cerebral palsy
    • Oral > Liquid: 10 mg per 5 mL
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Intrathecal: 500 µg per mL in ampoule
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 10 mg
    Indications
    Spastic cerebral palsy
  7. Benzylpenicillin General information
    Section
    Medicines for bacterial central nervous system infections
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 600 mg in vial powder for injection (=1 million IU as sodium or potassium salt); 3 g in vial powder for injection (=5 million IU as sodium or potassium salt)
    Indications
    Second choice
    Bacterial meningitis
  8. Biperiden General information
    Section
    Medicines for parkinsonism
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (lactate)
    • Oral > Solid: 2 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  9. Bisoprolol General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    • Oral > Solid: 1.25 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  10. Bromocriptine General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 2.5 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  11. Cabergoline General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 0.5 mg
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  12. Carbamazepine General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 100 mg (scored); 200 mg (scored); 100 mg (chewable); 200 mg (chewable); 400 mg (scored)
    Indications
    Epilepsy or seizures
    Section
    Medicines for neurological disorders
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 100 mg (scored); 200 mg (scored); 100 mg (chewable); 200 mg (chewable); 400 mg (scored)
    • Oral > Solid > capsule: 100 mg (extended-release); 200 mg (extended-release); 300 mg (extended-release)
    Indications
    Trigeminal neuralgia
  13. Cefotaxime General information
    Section
    Medicines for bacterial central nervous system infections
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 250 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt); 500 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt); 1 g in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt); 2 g in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt)
    Indications
    First choice
    Bacterial meningitis
  14. Ceftriaxone General information
    Section
    Medicines for bacterial central nervous system infections
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 250 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt); 500 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt); 1 g in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt); 2 g in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt)
    Indications
    First choice
    Bacterial meningitis
  15. Chloramphenicol General information
    Section
    Medicines for bacterial central nervous system infections
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 g in vial powder for injection (sodium succinate)
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 500 mg in 2 mL ampoule oily suspension for injection
    Indications
    Second choice
    Bacterial meningitis
  16. Cladribine General information
    Section
    Medicines for multiple sclerosis
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 10 mg
    Indications
    Multiple sclerosis
  17. Clonazepam General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 500 µg
    Indications
    Generalised myoclonic seizure
  18. Diazepam General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • 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
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to lorazepam for Status epilepticus Status epilepticus
  19. Dihydroergocryptine mesylate General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid:
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  20. Donepezil General information
    Section
    Medicines for diseases of the nervous system
    • Oral > Liquid: 1 mg per mL (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 5 mg (hydrochloride); 10 mg (hydrochloride); 5 mg (hydrochloride) (orodispersible); 10 mg (hydrochloride) (orodispersible)
    Indications
    Dementia due to Alzheimer disease
  21. Eletriptan General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 40 mg
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to sumatriptan for Migraine
  22. Eptinezumab General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fremanezumab for Chronic migraine
  23. Erenumab General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fremanezumab for Chronic migraine
  24. Ethosuximide General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 250 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg
    Indications
    Absence seizures, typical
  25. Fremanezumab General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 225 mg per 1.5 mL in pre-filled syringe
    Indications
    Chronic migraine
  26. Galcanezumab General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fremanezumab for Chronic migraine
  27. Gentamicin General information
    Section
    Medicines for bacterial central nervous system infections
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 10 mg per mL in 2 mL vial (as sulfate); 40 mg per mL in 2 mL vial (as sulfate)
    Indications
    First choice
    Neonatal meningitis
  28. Glatiramer acetate General information
    Section
    Medicines for multiple sclerosis
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 20 mg per mL in pre-filled syringe; 40 mg per mL in pre-filled syringe
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 20 mg per mL; 40 mg per mL
    Indications
    Multiple sclerosis Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
  29. Ibuprofen General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per 5 mL; 200 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 200 mg; 400 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  30. Lamotrigine General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg tablet; 50 mg tablet; 100 mg tablet; 200 mg tablet; 2 mg tablet (chewable, dispersible); 5 mg tablet (chewable, dispersible); 25 mg tablet (chewable, dispersible); 50 mg tablet (chewable, dispersible); 100 mg tablet (chewable, dispersible); 200 mg tablet (chewable, dispersible)
    Indications
    Epilepsy or seizures
  31. Levetiracetam General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 250 mg; 500 mg; 750 mg; 1000 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule or vial; 5 mg per mL in 100 mL bag; 10 mg per mL in 100 mL bag; 15 mg per mL in 100 mL bag
    Indications
    Epilepsy or seizures Status epilepticus
  32. Levodopa General information
    Section
    Medicines for parkinsonism
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  33. Levodopa + benserazide General information
    Section
    Medicines for parkinsonism
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to levodopa + carbidopa for Parkinson disease
  34. Levodopa + carbidopa General information
    Section
    Medicines for parkinsonism
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg + 10 mg tablet; 250 mg + 25 mg tablet; 100 mg + 25 mg tablet
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  35. Lorazepam General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule; 4 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Status epilepticus
  36. Magnesium sulfate General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (equivalent to 1 g in 2 mL; 50% weight/volume)
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 500 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule (equivalent to 5 g in 10 mL; 50% weight/volume)
    Indications
    Severe pre-eclampsia Eclampsia
  37. Meropenem General information
    Section
    Medicines for bacterial central nervous system infections
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg in vial (as trihydrate) powder for injection; 1 g in vial (as trihydrate) powder for injection
    Indications
    Second choice
    Neonatal meningitis
  38. Midazolam General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg per mL in 5 mL vial (for buccal administration); 5 mg per mL in 1 mL vial (for buccal administration); 5 mg per mL in 3 mL vial (for buccal administration)
    • 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; 10 mg per mL in 1 mL pre-filled syringe (for oromucosal administration)
    Indications
    Status epilepticus Therapeutic equivalent to lorazepam for Status epilepticus
  39. Naproxen General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ibuprofen for Migraine
  40. Neostigmine General information
    Section
    Medicines for myasthenia gravis
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 0.5 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (neostigmine metilsulfate); 2.5 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (neostigmine metilsulfate)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 15 mg (neostigmine bromide)
    Indications
    Myasthenia gravis
  41. Normal immunoglobulin General information
    Section
    Medicines for Guillain-Barré syndrome
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5% protein solution; 10% protein solution
    Indications
    Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
  42. Ocrelizumab General information
    Section
    Medicines for multiple sclerosis
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 30 mg per mL in 10 mL vial
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 30 mg per mL in 10 vial concentrate for solution
    Indications
    Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis
  43. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL; 120 mg per 5 mL; 250 mg per 5 mL
    • Local > Rectal > Suppository: 250 mg
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 100 mg; 250 mg
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 250 mg; 325 mg; 500 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  44. Phenobarbital General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 200 mg per mL (phenobarbital sodium); 30 mg per mL (phenobarbital sodium); 60 mg per mL (phenobarbital sodium)
    • Oral > Liquid: 15 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 15 mg; 30 mg; 60 mg; 100 mg
    Indications
    Status epilepticus Epilepsy or seizures
  45. Phenytoin General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 30 mg per 5 mL (phenytoin)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 50 mg per mL in vial (phenytoin sodium)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 50 mg (phenytoin) (chewable)
    • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 25 mg (phenytoin sodium); 50 mg (phenytoin sodium); 100 mg (phenytoin sodium)
    Indications
    Epilepsy or seizures
  46. Pramipexole General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 125 µg immediate-release; 250 mg immediate-release; 500 µg immediate-release; 750 µg immediate-release; 1 mg immediate-release; 1.5 mg immediate-release; 375 µg extended-release; 750 µg extended-release; 1.5 mg extended-release; 2.25 mg extended-release; 3 mg extended-release; 3.75 mg extended-release; 4.5 extended-release
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  47. Prednisolone General information
    Section
    Medicines for cluster headache
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 1 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 1 mg; 5 mg; 10 mg
    Indications
    Infantile spasms
  48. Propranolol General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 40 mg (hydrochloride); 10 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Migraine
  49. Pyridostigmine General information
    Section
    Medicines for myasthenia gravis
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5 mg per mL in ampoule or vial (pyridostigmine bromide)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 60 mg scored (pyridostigmine bromide)
    Indications
    Myasthenia gravis
  50. Risdiplam General information
    Section
    Medicines for neurological disorders
    • Oral > Liquid: 0.75 mg per mL powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 5 mg
    Indications
    Spinal muscular atrophy
  51. Rituximab General information
    Section
    Medicines for multiple sclerosis
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg per 50 mL in 50 mL vial
    Indications
    Multiple sclerosis
  52. Ropinirole General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 0.25 mg immediate-release; 0.5 mg immediate-release; 1 mg immediate-release; 2 immediate-release; 3 mg immediate-release; 4 mg immediate-release; 5 mg immediate-release; 2 mg extended-release; 4 mg extended-release; 6 mg extended-release; 8 mg extended-release; 12 mg extended-release
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  53. Sumatriptan General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 50 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
    Section
    Medicines for cluster headache
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 6 mg per 0.5 mL in pre-filled pen; 6 mg per 0.5 mL in pre-filled syringe
    Indications
    Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
  54. Trihexyphenidyl General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 2 mg (hydrochloride); 5 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
    Section
    Medicines for parkinsonism
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to biperiden for Parkinson disease
  55. Valaciclovir General information
    Section
    Medicines for viral central nervous system infections
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to aciclovir for Herpes simplex infections Therapeutic equivalent to aciclovir for Zoster Therapeutic equivalent to aciclovir for Varicella
  56. Valproic acid (sodium valproate) General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg tablet (enteric-coated); 500 mg tablet (enteric-coated); 100 mg tablet (crushable)
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per mL in 4 mL ampoule; 100 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule; 100 mg per mL in 3 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Epilepsy or seizures Status epilepticus
  57. Verapamil General information
    Section
    Medicines for cluster headache
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 120 mg (hydrochloride) (immediate-release); 40 mg (hydrochloride) (immediate-release); 80 mg (hydrochloride) (immediate-release); 120 mg (hydrochloride) (extended-release); 180 mg (hydrochloride) (extended-release); 240 mg (hydrochloride) (extended-release)
    Indications
    Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias