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Model List of Essential Medicines

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24. Medicines for mental and behavioural disorders
  1. Acamprosate calcium General information
    Section
    Medicines for alcohol use disorders
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 333 mg
    Indications
    Disorders due to use of alcohol
  2. Amitriptyline General information
    Section
    Medicines for depressive disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg; 75 mg
    Indications
    Depressive disorders
  3. Aripiprazole General information
    Section
    Medicines for bipolar disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to quetiapine for Bipolar or related disorders
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to risperidone for Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
  4. Buprenorphine General information
    Section
    Medicines for disorders due to psychoactive substance use
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to methadone for Opioid dependence
  5. Bupropion General information
    Section
    Medicines for disorders due to psychoactive substance use
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg sustained-release (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Nicotine dependence
  6. Carbamazepine General information
    Section
    Medicines for bipolar disorders
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 100 mg (scored); 200 mg (scored); 400 mg
    Indications
    Bipolar or related disorders
  7. Chlorpromazine General information
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    • Oral > Liquid: 25 mg per 5 mL (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to haloperidol for Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
  8. Citalopram General information
    Section
    Medicines for anxiety disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Social anxiety disorder Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Panic disorder Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Generalised anxiety disorder
    Section
    Medicines for obsessive compulsive disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Section
    Medicines for depressive disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Depressive disorders
  9. Clomipramine General information
    Section
    Medicines for obsessive compulsive disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg (hydrochloride); 25 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  10. Clozapine General information
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg; 50 mg; 100 mg; 200 mg
    Indications
    Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
  11. Diazepam General information
    Section
    Medicines for anxiety disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg (scored); 2 mg (scored)
    Indications
    Anxiety
  12. Escitalopram General information
    Section
    Medicines for anxiety disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Social anxiety disorder Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Panic disorder Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Generalised anxiety disorder
    Section
    Medicines for obsessive compulsive disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Section
    Medicines for depressive disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Depressive disorders
  13. Fluoxetine General information
    Section
    Medicines for anxiety disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 20 mg (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Social anxiety disorder Panic disorder Generalised anxiety disorder
    Section
    Medicines for obsessive compulsive disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 20 mg (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Section
    Medicines for depressive disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 20 mg (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Depressive disorders
  14. Fluphenazine General information
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 25 mg per mL in ampoule (decanoate); 25 mg per mL in ampoule (enanthate)
    Indications
    Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
  15. Fluvoxamine General information
    Section
    Medicines for anxiety disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Social anxiety disorder Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Panic disorder Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Generalised anxiety disorder
    Section
    Medicines for obsessive compulsive disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Section
    Medicines for depressive disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Depressive disorders
  16. Haloperidol General information
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 5 mg per mL in ampoule
    • Oral > Solid: 2 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
  17. Haloperidol decanoate General information
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluphenazine for Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
  18. Lithium carbonate General information
    Section
    Medicines for bipolar disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 300 mg
    Indications
    Bipolar or related disorders
  19. Lorazepam General information
    Section
    Medicines for anxiety disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to diazepam for Anxiety
  20. Methadone General information
    Section
    Medicines for disorders due to psychoactive substance use
    • Oral > Liquid: 5 mg per 5 mL (methadone hydrochloride); 10 mg per 5 mL (methadone hydrochloride); 5 mg per mL concentrate for oral liquid (methadone hydrochloride); 10 mg per mL concentrate for oral liquid (methadone hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Opioid dependence
  21. Naltrexone General information
    Section
    Medicines for alcohol use disorders
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 380 mg in vial (extended-release)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 50 mg
    Indications
    Disorders due to use of alcohol
  22. Nicotine replacement therapy General information
    Section
    Medicines for disorders due to psychoactive substance use
    • Oral > Other: 2 mg chewing gum; 4 mg chewing gum; 2 mg lozenge; 4 mg lozenge; 1 mg per actuation oral spray
    • Local > Topical > Transdermal patch: 5 to 30 mg per 16 hour; 7 to 21 mg per 24 hour
    Indications
    Nicotine dependence
  23. Olanzapine General information
    Section
    Medicines for bipolar disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to quetiapine for Bipolar or related disorders
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 10 mg in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to risperidone for Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
  24. Paliperidone General information
    Section
    Medicines for bipolar disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to quetiapine for Bipolar or related disorders
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 25 mg in pre-filled syringe (as palmitate); 50 mg in pre-filled syringe (as palmitate); 75 mg in pre-filled syringe (as palmitate); 100 mg in pre-filled syringe (as palmitate); 150 mg in pre-filled syringe (as palmitate)
    Indications
    Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders Therapeutic equivalent to risperidone for Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
  25. Paroxetine General information
    Section
    Medicines for anxiety disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Social anxiety disorder Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Panic disorder Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Generalised anxiety disorder
    Section
    Medicines for obsessive compulsive disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Section
    Medicines for depressive disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Depressive disorders
  26. Quetiapine General information
    Section
    Medicines for bipolar disorders
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg (immediate-release); 100 mg (immediate-release); 150 mg (immediate-release); 200 mg (immediate-release); 300 mg (immediate-release); 50 mg (modified-release); 150 mg (modified-release); 200 mg (modified-release); 300 mg (modified-release); 400 mg (modified-release)
    Indications
    Bipolar or related disorders
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to risperidone for Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
  27. Risperidone General information
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM:
    • Oral > Solid: 0.25 mg; 0.5 mg; 1 mg; 2 mg; 3 mg; 4 mg; 6 mg
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to paliperidone for Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
  28. Sertraline General information
    Section
    Medicines for anxiety disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Social anxiety disorder Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Panic disorder Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Generalised anxiety disorder
    Section
    Medicines for obsessive compulsive disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Section
    Medicines for depressive disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluoxetine for Depressive disorders
  29. Valproic acid (sodium valproate) General information
    Section
    Medicines for bipolar disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg tablet (enteric-coated); 500 mg tablet (enteric-coated)
    Indications
    Bipolar or related disorders
  30. Varenicline General information
    Section
    Medicines for disorders due to psychoactive substance use
    • Oral > Solid: 0.5 mg; 1 mg
    Indications
    Nicotine dependence
  31. Zuclopenthixol decanoate General information
    Section
    Medicines for psychotic disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fluphenazine for Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders