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Model List of Essential Medicines

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12. Cardiovascular medicines
  1. Acetylsalicylic acid General information
    Section
    Anti-platelet medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg
    Indications
    Acute myocardial infarction Cerebral ischaemic stroke
  2. Acetylsalicylic acid + atorvastatin + ramipril General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations for prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 100 mg + 20 mg + 2.5 mg; 100 mg + 20 mg + 5 mg; 100 mg + 20 mg + 10 mg; 100 mg + 40 mg + 2.5 mg; 100 mg + 40 mg + 5 mg; 100 mg + 40 mg + 10 mg
    Indications
    Atherosclerotic chronic arterial occlusive disease Chronic ischaemic heart disease Cerebral ischaemic stroke
  3. Acetylsalicylic acid + simvastatin + ramipril + atenolol + hydrochlorothiazide General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations for prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 100 mg + 20 mg + 5 mg + 50 mg + 12.5 mg
    Indications
    Atherosclerotic chronic arterial occlusive disease Chronic ischaemic heart disease Cerebral ischaemic stroke
  4. Alteplase General information
    Section
    Thrombolytic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg in vial powder for injection; 20 mg in vial powder for injection; 50 mg in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Cerebral ischaemic stroke
  5. Amiodarone General information
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg per mL in 3 ampoule (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (hydrochloride); 200 mg (hydrochloride); 400 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Cardiac arrhythmia
  6. Amlodipine General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg (as maleate, mesylate or besylate)
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
  7. Atenolol General information
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg; 100 mg
    Indications
    Angina pectoris
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg; 100 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension Therapeutic equivalent to bisoprolol for Essential hypertension
  8. Atorvastatin General information
    Section
    Lipid-lowering agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Mixed hyperlipidaemia Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Coronary atherosclerosis
  9. Atorvastatin + perindopril + amlodipine General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations for prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 20 mg + 5 mg + 5 mg; 20 mg + 10 mg + 10 mg; 40 mg + 5 mg + 5 mg; 40 mg + 10 mg + 10 mg
    Indications
    Chronic ischaemic heart disease Cerebral ischaemic stroke Atherosclerotic chronic arterial occlusive disease
  10. Bisoprolol General information
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 1.25 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Angina pectoris
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Oral > Solid: 1.25 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Heart failure
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 1.25 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 1.25 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Cardiac arrhythmia
  11. Bumetanide General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to furosemide for Heart failure
  12. Captopril General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg
    Indications
    Heart failure
  13. Carvedilol General information
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to bisoprolol for Angina pectoris
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to bisoprolol for Heart failure
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to bisoprolol for Essential hypertension
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to bisoprolol for Cardiac arrhythmia
  14. Chlorothiazide General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to hydrochlorothiazide for Essential hypertension
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to hydrochlorothiazide for Heart failure
  15. Chlortalidone General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to hydrochlorothiazide for Essential hypertension
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to hydrochlorothiazide for Heart failure
  16. Clopidogrel General information
    Section
    Anti-platelet medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 75 mg; 300 mg
    Indications
    Acute ischaemic heart disease Presence of coronary angioplasty implant or graft
  17. Digitoxin General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 0.2 mg in 1 mL ampoule
    • Oral > Solid: 50 µg; 100 µg
    Indications
    Heart failure
  18. Digoxin General information
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 µg per mL in 2 mL ampoule
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 µg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 62.5 µg; 250 µg
    Indications
    Cardiac arrhythmia
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 µg per mL in 2 mL ampoule; 100 µg per mL in 1 mL ampoule
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 µg per mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 62.5 µg; 250 µg; 125 µg
    Indications
    Heart failure
  19. Dopamine General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 40 mg per mL in 5 mL vial (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Heart failure Cardiogenic shock
  20. Enalapril General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 1 mg per mL (as hydrogen maleate)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 2.5 mg (as hydrogen maleate); 5 mg (as hydrogen maleate); 10 mg (as hydrogen maleate)
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 2.5 mg (as hydrogen maleate); 5 mg (as hydrogen maleate); 10 mg (as hydrogen maleate)
    Indications
    Heart failure
  21. Epinephrine General information
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 µg per mL in 10 mL ampoule (as acid tartrate or hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Cardiac arrest
  22. Fluvastatin General information
    Section
    Lipid-lowering agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Mixed hyperlipidaemia Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Coronary atherosclerosis
  23. Furosemide General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule; 10 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule
    • Oral > Liquid: 20 mg per 5 mL; 50 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 40 mg; 20 mg
    Indications
    Heart failure
  24. Glyceryl trinitrate General information
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 500 µg sublingual tablet
    Indications
    Angina pectoris
  25. Hydralazine General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 20 mg in ampoule powder for injection (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg tablet; 25 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg (hydrochloride); 25 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Essential hypertension Gestational hypertension
  26. Hydrochlorothiazide General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg; 12.5 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg
    Indications
    Heart failure
  27. Indapamide General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to hydrochlorothiazide for Essential hypertension
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to hydrochlorothiazide for Heart failure
  28. Isoprenaline General information
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 20 µg per mL in ampoule (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg (hydrochloride or sulfate); 15 mg (hydrochloride or sulfate)
    Indications
    Bradycardia Cardiogenic shock
  29. Isosorbide dinitrate General information
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg sublingual tablet
    Indications
    Angina pectoris
  30. Lidocaine General information
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 20 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Ventricular tachyarrhythmia
  31. Lisinopril + amlodipine General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg + 5 mg; 20 mg + 5 mg; 20 mg + 10 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
  32. Lisinopril + hydrochlorothiazide General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg + 12.5 mg; 20 mg + 12.5 mg; 20 mg + 25 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
  33. Losartan General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg tablet; 50 mg tablet; 100 mg tablet
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg tablet; 50 mg tablet; 100 mg tablet
    Indications
    Heart failure
  34. Lovastatin General information
    Section
    Lipid-lowering agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Mixed hyperlipidaemia Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Coronary atherosclerosis
  35. Methyldopa General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension Gestational hypertension
  36. Metoprolol General information
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to bisoprolol for Angina pectoris
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to bisoprolol for Heart failure
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to bisoprolol for Essential hypertension
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to bisoprolol for Cardiac arrhythmia
  37. Nifedipine General information
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg
    Indications
    Angina pectoris
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg tablet; sustained-release formulations
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
  38. Pravastatin General information
    Section
    Lipid-lowering agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Mixed hyperlipidaemia Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Coronary atherosclerosis
  39. Procainamide General information
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg (hydrochloride); 250 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Cardiac arrhythmia
  40. Propranolol General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 80 mg tablet (hydrochloride); 40 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg in 1 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg tablet (hydrochloride); 40 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Angina pectoris
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg in 1 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg tablet (hydrochloride); 40 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Cardiac arrhythmia
  41. Quinidine General information
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg (sulfate)
    Indications
    Cardiac arrhythmia
  42. Simvastatin General information
    Section
    Lipid-lowering agents
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg; 10 mg; 20 mg; 40 mg
    Indications
    Mixed hyperlipidaemia Coronary atherosclerosis
  43. Sodium nitroprusside General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in ampoule powder for infusion
    Indications
    Hypertensive crisis
  44. Spironolactone General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg
    Indications
    Heart failure
  45. Streptokinase General information
    Section
    Thrombolytic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1.5 million IU in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Acute myocardial infarction
  46. Telmisartan + amlodipine General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 40 mg + 5 mg; 80 mg + 5 mg; 80 mg + 10 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
  47. Telmisartan + hydrochlorothiazide General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 40 mg + 12.5 mg; 80 mg + 12.5 mg; 80 mg + 25 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
  48. Ticagrelor General information
    Section
    Anti-platelet medicines
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 60 mg; 90 mg
    Indications
    Acute ischaemic heart disease Presence of coronary angioplasty implant or graft
  49. Torasemide General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to furosemide for Heart failure
  50. Verapamil General information
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2.5 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 40 mg (hydrochloride); 80 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Supraventricular tachyarrhythmia
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 40 mg (hydrochloride); 80 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Angina pectoris