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Model List of Essential Medicines

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10. Medicines affecting the blood
  1. Apixaban General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Venous thromboembolism Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Other specified atrial fibrillation
  2. Cyanocobalamin General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    • .
    Indications
    Anaemias or other erythrocyte disorders
  3. Dabigatran General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    • Oral > Solid: 110 mg; 150 mg
    Indications
    Venous thromboembolism Other specified atrial fibrillation
  4. Dalteparin General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to enoxaparin for Acute ischaemic heart disease Therapeutic equivalent to enoxaparin for Venous thromboembolism
  5. Darbepoetin alfa General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for Anaemia due to chronic disease
  6. Deferasirox General information
    Section
    Other medicines for haemoglobinopathies
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 100 mg; 125 mg; 250 mg; 400 mg; 500 mg
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 90 mg; 180 mg; 360 mg
    Indications
    Other specified sickle cell disorders or other haemoglobinopathies Thalassaemias Therapeutic equivalent to deferoxamine for Thalassaemias
  7. Deferiprone General information
    Section
    Other medicines for haemoglobinopathies
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to deferasirox for Other specified sickle cell disorders or other haemoglobinopathies Therapeutic equivalent to deferasirox for Thalassaemias
  8. Deferoxamine General information
    Section
    Other medicines for haemoglobinopathies
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg in vial powder for injection (mesilate)
    Indications
    Other specified sickle cell disorders or other haemoglobinopathies Thalassaemias
  9. Desmopressin General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 4 µg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (acetate)
    • Local > Nasal > Spray: 10 µg per dose (acetate)
    Indications
    Haemophilia A Von Willebrand disease
  10. Edoxaban General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Venous thromboembolism Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Other specified atrial fibrillation
  11. Enoxaparin General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 20 mg per 0.2 mL in prefilled syringe; 40 mg per 0.4 mL in prefilled syringe; 60 mg per 0.6 mL in prefilled syringe; 80 mg per 0.8 mL in prefilled syringe; 100 mg per 1 mL in prefilled syringe; 120 mg per 0.8 mL in prefilled syringe; 150 mg per 1 mL in prefilled syringe; 150 mg per 1 mL in ampoule; 20 mg per 0.2 mL in ampoule; 40 mg per 0.4 mL in ampoule; 60 mg per 0.6 mL in ampoule; 80 mg per 0.8 mL in ampoule; 100 mg per 1 mL in ampoule; 120 mg per 0.8 mL in ampoule
    Indications
    Acute ischaemic heart disease Venous thromboembolism
  12. Epoetin alfa General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for Anaemia due to chronic disease
  13. Epoetin beta General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for Anaemia due to chronic disease
  14. Epoetin theta General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for Anaemia due to chronic disease
  15. Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1000 IU per 0.5 mL pre-filled syringe; 2000 IU per 0.5 mL pre-filled syringe; 3000 IU per 0.3 mL pre-filled syringe; 4000 IU per 0.4 mL pre-filled syringe; 5000 IU per 0.5 mL pre-filled syringe; 6000 IU per 0.6 mL pre-filled syringe; 8000 IU per 0.8 mL pre-filled syringe; 10000 IU per 1 mL pre-filled syringe; 20000 IU per 0.5 mL pre-filled syringe; 40000 IU per 1 mL pre-filled syringe
    Indications
    Anaemia due to chronic disease
  16. Ferrous salt General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 25 mg per mL iron (as sulfate)
    • Oral > Solid: 60 mg iron
    Indications
    Iron deficiency anaemia
  17. Ferrous salt + folic acid General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 60 mg iron + 2.8 mg
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 60 mg elemental iron + 400 µg tablet; 60 mg elemental iron + 2.8 mg
    Indications
    Iron deficiency anaemia Clefts of lip, alveolus or palate Iron deficiency anaemia Anencephaly or similar anomalies Spina bifida
  18. Folic acid General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 1 mg tablet; 5 mg tablet
    • Oral > Solid: 400 µg
    Indications
    Folate deficiency anaemia Anencephaly or similar anomalies Spina bifida Cephalocele
  19. Heparin sodium General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1000 IU per mL in 5 mL ampoule; 20000 IU per mL in 5 mL ampoule; 5000 IU per mL in 5 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Acute ischaemic heart disease Unstable angina Venous thromboembolism
  20. Hydroxocobalamin General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 1 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (as acetate); 1 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (as hydrochloride); 1 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (as sulfate)
    Indications
    Megaloblastic anaemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
  21. Hydroxycarbamide (hydroxyurea) General information
    Section
    Other medicines for haemoglobinopathies
    • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 200 mg; 500 mg; 1 g; 100 mg
    Indications
    Other specified sickle cell disorders or other haemoglobinopathies
  22. Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for Anaemia due to chronic disease
  23. Nadroparin General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to enoxaparin for Acute ischaemic heart disease Therapeutic equivalent to enoxaparin for Venous thromboembolism
  24. Phytomenadione General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL in ampoule; 1 mg per mL in ampoule
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg tablet
    Indications
    Haemorrhagic disorder due to other specified circulating anticoagulants Haemorrhagic or haematological disorders of fetus or newborn
  25. Protamine sulfate General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Haemorrhagic disorder due to other specified circulating anticoagulants
  26. Rivaroxaban General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Venous thromboembolism Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Other specified atrial fibrillation
  27. Tranexamic acid General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Haemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
  28. Warfarin General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg (sodium salt); 1 mg (sodium salt); 2 mg (sodium salt); 0.5 mg (sodium salt)
    Indications
    Other specified diseases of arteries or arterioles Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to embolic occlusion Venous thromboembolism Atrial fibrillation