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Model List of Essential Medicines

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  1. BCG vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against tuberculosis
  2. Japanese encephalitis vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for certain regions
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against certain single viral diseases
  3. Medicines for COVID-19 General information
    Section
    Medicines for COVID-19
    • Refer to WHO living guidelines
    Indications
    COVID-19
  4. Abacavir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 300 mg tablet (as sulfate)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  5. Abacavir + lamivudine General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 120 mg (as sulfate) + 60 mg tablet (dispersible, scored)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  6. Abacavir + lamivudine + lopinavir + ritonavir General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 30 mg + 15 mg + 40 mg + 10 mg capsule containing oral granules
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  7. Abiraterone General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg; 500 mg
    Indications
    Malignant neoplasms of prostate
  8. Acetazolamide General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Miotics and antiglaucoma medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg
    Indications
    Primary open-angle glaucoma
  9. Acetic acid General information
    Section
    Ear, nose and throat medicines [c]
    • Local > Otological > drops: 2% in alcohol
    Indications
    Infectious diseases of external ear
  10. Acetylcysteine General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 200 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule
    • Oral > Liquid: 10%; 20%
    Indications
    Exposure to or harmful effects of undetermined intent of analgesics, antipyretics or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Acute or subacute hepatic failure
  11. Acetylsalicylic acid General information
    Section
    Antimigraine medicines > For treatment of acute attack
    • Oral > Solid: 300 to 500 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
    Section
    Anti-platelet medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg
    Indications
    Acute myocardial infarction Cerebral ischaemic stroke
    Section
    Medicines for juvenile joint diseases
    • Oral > Solid: 100 to 500 mg
    • Local > Rectal > Suppository: 50 to 150 mg
    Indications
    Acute rheumatic fever without mention of heart involvement Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    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
  12. Aciclovir General information
    Section
    Antiherpes medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt)
    • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg tablet
    Indications
    Zoster Varicella Herpes simplex infections
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Ointment: 3% w/w
    Indications
    Herpes simplex keratitis
  13. Aclidinium General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to tiotropium bromide for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  14. Activated charcoal General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Non-specific
    • Oral > Other: powder
    Indications
    Unspecified injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  15. Adalimumab General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators for non-malignant disease
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 40 mg per 0.8 mL; 40 mg per 0.4 mL; 10 mg per 0.2 mL; 20 mg per 0.4 mL
    Indications
    Axial spondyloarthritis Crohn disease site Rheumatoid arthritis
    Section
    Medicines for juvenile joint diseases
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 40 mg per 0.8 mL; 40 mg per 0.4 mL; 10 mg per 0.2 mL; 20 mg per 0.4 mL
    Indications
    Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  16. Afatinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erlotinib for Other specified malignant neoplasms of bronchus or lung
  17. Albendazole General information
    Section
    Intestinal anthelminthics
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 400 mg (chewable, scored)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 400 mg (chewable, scored))
    Indications
    Echinococcosis Ascariasis Enterobiasis Trichuriasis Hookworm diseases Cysticercosis
    Section
    Cysticidal medicines
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 400 mg (chewable, scored); 200 mg (chewable)
    Indications
    Other specified echinococcosis Cysticercosis of central nervous system
    Section
    Antifilarials
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 400 mg (chewable, scored)
    Indications
    Filariasis
  18. Alcohol based hand rub General information
    Section
    Disinfectants
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 80% v/v ethanol; 75% v/v isopropyl alcohol
    Indications
    Denatured alcohol
  19. Alcuronium General information
    Section
    Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (alcuronium chloride)
    Indications
    Muscle relaxants
  20. All-trans retinoic acid General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg capsule
    Indications
    Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities
  21. Allopurinol General information
    Section
    Medicines used to treat gout
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg
    Indications
    Gout
    Section
    Supportive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg; 300 mg
    Indications
    Tumour lysis syndrome
  22. 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
  23. Amidotrizoate General information
    Section
    Diagnostic agents > Radiocontrast media
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 140 to 420 mg iodine per mL in 20 mL ampoule (as sodium or meglumine salt)
    Indications
    Amidotrizoate
  24. Amikacin General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to gentamicin for Other specified conjunctivitis Therapeutic equivalent to gentamicin for Infectious blepharitis
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 250 mg per mL in 2 mL vial (as sulfate)
    Indications
    First choice
    co-prescribed with cefotaxime Acute pyelonephritis (severe) co-prescribed with ceftriaxone Acute pyelonephritis (severe)
    Second choice
    co-prescribed with cloxacillin Sepsis without septic shock
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 250 mg per mL in 2 mL vial (as sulfate)
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  25. Amiloride General information
    Section
    Diuretics
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Oedema Ascites
  26. 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
  27. Amitriptyline General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg; 10 mg; 75 mg
    Indications
    Palliative care
  28. Amlodipine General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg (as maleate, mesylate or besylate)
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
  29. Amodiaquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 153 mg (as hydrochloride); 200 mg (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  30. Amodiaquine + sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid: 76.5 mg (as hydrochloride) [3] + 250 mg + 12.5 mg [1] dispersible tablets in co-package; 153 mg (as hydrochloride) [3] + 500 mg + 25 mg [1] dispersible tablets in co-package
    Indications
    Malaria
  31. Amoxicillin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous) powder for oral liquid; 250 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous) powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (anhydrous) capsule or tablet; 500 mg (anhydrous) capsule or tablet
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL (as trihydrate) powder for oral liquid; 250 mg per 5 mL (as trihydrate) powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as trihydrate); 500 mg (as trihydrate)
    • 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
    Indications
    First choice
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation co-prescribed with gentamicin Sepsis without septic shock
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site Infectious cystitis
  32. Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg (as sodium salt) + 100 mg (as potassium salt) powder for injection; 1000 mg (as sodium salt) + 200 mg (as potassium salt) powder for injection
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg (as trihydrate) + 125 mg (as potassium salt)
    • Oral > Liquid: 250 mg + 62.5 mg per 5 mL powder for oral liquid; 125 mg + 31.25 mg per 5 mL powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg + 125 mg tablet
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg (as trihydrate) + 31.25 mg (as potassium salt) powder for oral liquid; 250 mg (as trihydrate) + 62.5 mg (as potassium salt) powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg (as trihydrate) + 125 mg (as potassium salt); 875 mg (as trihydrate) + 125 mg (as potassium salt)
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 200 mg (as trihydrate) + 28.5 mg (as potassium salt); 250 mg (as trihydrate) + 62.5 mg (as potassium salt)
    Indications
    First choice
    Infectious cystitis Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 250 mg (as trihydrate) + 62.5 mg per 5 mL (as potassium salt) powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg (as trihydrate) + 125 mg (as potassium salt)
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  33. Amphotericin B General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial powder for injection (liposomal complex); 50 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium deoxycholate)
    Indications
    Blastomycosis Aspergillosis Cryptococcosis Candidosis Coccidioidomycosis Histoplasmosis Sporotrichosis
    Section
    Antileishmaniasis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial powder for injection (liposomal complex); 50 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium deoxycholate)
    Indications
    Visceral leishmaniasis
  34. Ampicillin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg in vial (as sodium salt) powder for injection; 1 g in vial (as sodium salt) powder for injection
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous) powder for oral suspension
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (anhydrous); 500 mg (anhydrous)
    Indications
    First choice
    co-prescribed with gentamicin Peritoneal abscess (severe) co-prescribed with gentamicin Sepsis without septic shock co-prescribed with gentamicin Peritoneal abscess (mild-moderate) co-prescribed with gentamicin Peritonitis (severe) co-prescribed with gentamicin Acute malnutrition in infants, children or adolescents (complicated) [children] co-prescribed with gentamicin Peritonitis (mild-moderate) co-prescribed with gentamicin Bacterial pneumonia (Community-acquired pneumonia - severe) [children]
    Second choice
    Bacterial meningitis
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  35. Anastrozole General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Oral > Solid: 1 mg tablet
    Indications
    Other specified malignant neoplasms of breast Malignant neoplasms of breast
  36. Anidulafungin General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to micafungin for Systemic or invasive candidosis
  37. Ansuvimab General information
    Section
    Medicines for Ebola virus disease
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 400 mg powder for injection
    Indications
    Ebola virus disease
  38. Anti-d immunoglobulin General information
    Section
    Human immunoglobulins
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 µg in single-dose vial
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 250 µg in single-dose vial
    Indications
    Maternal care for red cell antibodies Rh incompatibility reaction
  39. Anti-rabies immunoglobulin General information
    Section
    Human immunoglobulins
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 150 IU per mL in vial
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Other: 150 IU per mL in vial
    Indications
    Rabies
  40. Anti-rabies virus monoclonal antibodies General information
    Section
    Immunologicals > Sera, immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Intradermal: 40 IU per mL in 1.25 mL vial (human); 40 IU per mL in 2.5 mL vial (human); 100 IU per mL in 2.5 mL vial (human); 300 IU per mL in 10 mL vial (murine); 600 IU per mL in 1 mL vial (murine); 600 IU per mL in 2.5 mL vial (murine); 600 IU per mL in 5 mL vial (murine)
    Indications
    Rabies
  41. Anti-tetanus immunoglobulin General information
    Section
    Human immunoglobulins
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 500 IU in vial
    Indications
    Tetanus
  42. Antirabies hyperimmune serum General information
    Section
    Immunologicals > Sera, immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1000 IU in 5 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Rabies
  43. Antivenom immunoglobulin General information
    Section
    Immunologicals > Sera, immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV:
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
  44. Antivenom sera General information
    Section
    Immunologicals > Sera, immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV:
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
  45. Apixaban General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Venous thromboembolism Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Other specified atrial fibrillation
  46. Aprepitant General information
    Section
    Antiemetic medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg powder for oral suspension (in sachet)
    • Oral > Solid: 80 mg; 125 mg; 165 mg
    Indications
    Nausea or vomiting
  47. Arsenic trioxide General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg per mL concentrate for solution for infusion; 2 mg per mL concentrate for solution for infusion
    Indications
    Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities
  48. Artemether General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 80 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (oily injection)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  49. Artemether + lumefantrine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 20 mg + 120 mg tablet; 20 mg + 120 mg dispersible tablet
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  50. Artesunate General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 60 mg in ampoule containing anhydrous artesunic acid with a separate ampoule of 5% sodium bicarbonate solution
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg tablet
    • Local > Rectal > Other: 50 mg capsules; 200 mg capsules; 100 mg capsules
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  51. Artesunate + amodiaquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg + 67.5 mg tablet; 50 mg + 135 mg tablet; 100 mg + 270 mg tablet
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  52. Artesunate + mefloquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg + 55 mg tablet; 100 mg + 220 mg tablet
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  53. Artesunate + pyronaridine tetraphosphate General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 60 mg + 180 mg tablet; 20 mg + 60 mg granules
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  54. Ascorbic acid General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg
    Indications
    Scurvy
  55. Asparaginase General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Powder for injection: 10 000 IU in vial.
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 10000 IU in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified
  56. Atazanavir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Protease inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (as sulfate); 300 mg (as sulfate)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  57. Atazanavir + ritonavir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Protease inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 300 mg (as sulfate) + 100 mg tablet (heat stable)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  58. 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
  59. Atezolizumab General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1.2 g per 20 mL concentrate solution for infusion
    Indications
    Other specified malignant neoplasms of bronchus or lung
  60. Atoltivimab + maftivimab + odesivimab General information
    Section
    Medicines for Ebola virus disease
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 241.7 mg + 241.7 mg + 241.7 mg in 14.5 mL vial
    Indications
    Ebola virus disease
  61. Atorvastatin General information
    Section
    Lipid-lowering agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Mixed hyperlipidaemia Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Coronary atherosclerosis
  62. Atracurium General information
    Section
    Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL (besylate)
    Indications
    Muscle relaxants
  63. Atropine General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg in 1 mL ampoule (atropine sulfate)
    Indications
    Exposure to or harmful effects of undetermined intent of pesticides
    Section
    Preoperative medication and sedation for short-term procedures
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg in 1 mL ampoule (atropine sulfate)
    Indications
    Parasympatholytics [anticholinergics and antimuscarinics] and spasmolytics
    Section
    Diagnostic agents > Ophthalmic medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to tropicamide for Cycloplegic drug
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Mydriatics
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.1% (sulfate); 0.5% (sulfate); 1% (sulfate)
    Indications
    Anterior uveitis
  64. Axicabtagene ciloleucel General information
    Section
    Antineoplastics and supportive medicines
    • Cell suspension for infusion: 2 × 10*6 anti-CD19 CAR-positive viable T-cells per kg of body weight.
    Indications
    Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas
  65. Azacitidine General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Myeloid leukaemia
  66. Azathioprine General information
    Section
    Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg
    Indications
    Rheumatoid arthritis, serology unspecified Psoriatic arthritis
    Section
    Immunomodulators for non-malignant disease
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt); 50 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt)
    • Oral > Liquid: 10 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 50 mg (scored); 25 mg
    Indications
    Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis Failure or rejection of transplanted organs or tissues
  67. Azithromycin General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 1.5% eye drops
    Indications
    Trachoma
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg per 5 mL oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (anhydrous) capsule; 500 mg (anhydrous) capsule
    Indications
    First choice
    co-prescribed with ceftriaxone Gonococcal infection
    Second choice
    co-prescribed with cefixime Gonococcal infection
  68. Aztreonam General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 g in vial powder for injection; 2 g in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
  69. Barium sulfate General information
    Section
    Diagnostic agents > Radiocontrast media
    • Oral > Liquid: Aqueous suspension
    Indications
    Barium sulfate with suspending agents
  70. Beclometasone General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > aerosol: 50 µg per dose (dipropionate); 250 µg per dose (dipropionatae)
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to budesonide for Asthma Asthma
  71. Beclometasone + formoterol General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to budesonide + formoterol for Asthma
  72. Bedaquiline General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg tablet; 20 mg tablet
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  73. Bendamustine General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 45 mg per 0.5 mL; 180 mg per 2 mL
    Indications
    Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma Follicular lymphoma
  74. Benzathine benzylpenicillin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 900 mg in vial benzylpenicillin powder for injection (= 1.2 million IU); 1.44 g in vial benzylpenicillin powder for injection (= 2.4 million IU)
    Indications
    First choice
    Syphilis Congenital syphilis [children]
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  75. Benznidazole General information
    Section
    American trypanosomiasis
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 100 mg (scored); 50 mg (scored); 12.5 mg
    Indications
    Chagas disease
  76. Benzoic acid + salicylic acid General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Antifungal medicines
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 6% + 3%
    • Local > Topical > Ointment: 6% + 3%
    Indications
    Fungal infection of the skin
  77. Benzoyl peroxide General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 5%
    • Local > Topical > Lotion: 5%
    Indications
    Acne
  78. Benzyl benzoate General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Scabicides and pediculicides
    • Local > Topical > Lotion: 25%
    Indications
    Pthiriasis Pediculosis corporis Pediculosis capitis Scabies
  79. Benzylpenicillin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • 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)
    • 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
    First choice
    Congenital syphilis [children] Syphilis co-prescribed with gentamicin Sepsis without septic shock co-prescribed with gentamicin Acute malnutrition in infants, children or adolescents (complicated) [children] co-prescribed with gentamicin Bacterial pneumonia (Community-acquired pneumonia - severe) [children]
    Second choice
    Bacterial meningitis
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  80. Betamethasone General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Anti-inflammatory and antipruritic medicines
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 0.1% (as valerate)
    • Local > Topical > Ointment: 0.1% (as valerate)
    Indications
    Pruritus due to skin disorder Psoriasis of unspecified type Dermatitis or eczema Lichen planus
  81. Bevacizumab General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) preparations
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Intravitreal: 25 mg per mL
    Indications
    Age related macular degeneration
  82. Bicalutamide General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg
    Indications
    Malignant neoplasms of prostate
  83. Binimetinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to trametinib for Other specified melanoma of skin
  84. 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
  85. Bisacodyl General information
    Section
    Laxatives
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to senna for Constipation
  86. 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
  87. Bleomycin General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 15 mg in vial (as sulfate)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 15000 IU in vial (as sulfate)
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Kaposi sarcoma of unspecified primary site Hodgkin lymphoma Other specified malignant neoplasms of the ovary Germ cell tumour of testis
  88. Bortezomib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 3.5 mg in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Plasma cell myeloma
  89. Bromocriptine General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 2.5 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  90. Budesonide General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > aerosol: 100 µg per dose; 200 µg per dose
    Indications
    Asthma
    Section
    Ear, nose and throat medicines [c]
    • Local > Nasal > Spray: 100 µg per dose
    Indications
    Allergic rhinitis
  91. Budesonide + formoterol General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > dry powder: 100 µg + 6 µg per dose; 200 µg + 6 µg per dose
    Indications
    Asthma
  92. Budesonide + salmeterol General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to budesonide + formoterol for Asthma
  93. Bumetanide General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to furosemide for Heart failure
    Section
    Diuretics
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to furosemide for Anuria or oliguria Therapeutic equivalent to furosemide for Oedema
  94. Bupivacaine General information
    Section
    Local anaesthetics
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Spinal anaesthesia: 0.5% in 4 mL ampoule (hydrochloride) + 7.5% glucose solution
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 0.25% in vial (hydrochloride); 0.5% in vial (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Local anaesthetics
  95. Buprenorphine General information
    Section
    Medicines for opioid use disorders
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to methadone for Opioid dependence
  96. Bupropion General information
    Section
    Medicines for nicotine use disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg sustained-release (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Nicotine dependence
  97. C1 esterase inhibitor General information
    Section
    Plasma-derived medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 IU in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Hereditary angioedema
  98. Cabergoline General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 0.5 mg
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  99. Caffeine citrate General information
    Section
    Medicines administered to the neonate [c]
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 20 mg per mL (equivalent to 10 mg caffeine base per mL)
    • Oral > Liquid: 20 mg per mL (equivalent to 10 mg caffeine base per mL)
    Indications
    Apnoea of newborn
  100. Calamine General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Anti-inflammatory and antipruritic medicines
    • Local > Topical > Lotion:
    Indications
    Pruritus
  101. Calcipotriol General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 50 µg per mL (0.005%)
    • Local > Topical > Lotion: 50 µg per mL (0.005%)
    • Local > Topical > Ointment: 50 µg per mL (0.005%)
    Indications
    Psoriasis of unspecified type
  102. Calcitriol General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to calcipotriol for Psoriasis of unspecified type
  103. Calcium General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg (elemental calcium)
    Indications
    Calcium deficiency
  104. Calcium folinate (leucovorin calcium) General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 15 mg tablet
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 3 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 3 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule; 7.5 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule; 10 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 15 mg; 5 mg; 25 mg
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Malignant neoplasm metastasis in large intestine Malignant trophoblastic neoplasms of placenta Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia Osteosarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites Malignant neoplasms of rectum Malignant neoplasms of colon
  105. Calcium gluconate General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Hypermagnesaemia
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Tetany due to acute calcium deficiency
  106. Canagliflozin General information
    Section
    Oral hypoglycaemic agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to empagliflozin for Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  108. Capreomycin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1000 mg powder for injection (vial)
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  109. Captopril General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg
    Indications
    Heart failure
  110. Carbachol General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Miotics and antiglaucoma medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to pilocarpine for Acute angle closure with pupillary block Therapeutic equivalent to pilocarpine for Ocular hypertension Therapeutic equivalent to pilocarpine for Primary open-angle glaucoma
  111. Carbamazepine General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 200 mg (scored); 100 mg (scored); 100 mg (chewable); 200 mg (chewable); 400 mg (scored)
    Indications
    Epilepsy or seizures
    Section
    Medicines for bipolar disorders
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 100 mg (scored); 200 mg (scored); 400 mg
    Indications
    Bipolar or related disorders
  112. Carbetocin General information
    Section
    Uterotonics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 µg per mL (heat stable)
    Indications
    Postpartum haemorrhage
  113. Carbimazole General information
    Section
    Thyroid hormones and antithyroid medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to methimazole for Thyrotoxicosis
  115. 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
  116. Caspofungin General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to micafungin for Systemic or invasive candidosis
  117. Cefalexin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous) powder for oral liquid; 250 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous) powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as monohydrate)
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as monohydrate); 500 mg (as monohydrate)
    Indications
    Second choice
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  118. Cefazolin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 g in vial (as sodium salt) powder for injection
    Indications
    First choice
    Other specified prophylactic measures co-prescribed with metronidazole Other specified prophylactic measures
    Second choice
    Osteomyelitis or osteitis Bacterial infection of joint
    Other indications
    Surgical site infection
  119. Cefepime General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg in vial (as hydrochloride) powder for injection; 1 g in vial (as hydrochloride) powder for injection; 2 g in vial (as hydrochloride) powder for injection
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
  120. Cefixime General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per 5 mL powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg (as trihydrate); 400 mg (as trihydrate)
    Indications
    Second choice
    Infectious gastroenteritis or colitis without specification of infectious agent co-prescribed with azithromycin Gonococcal infection
  121. Cefotaxime General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 250 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt)
    Indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  122. Ceftaroline General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 400 mg in vial (as fosamil) powder for injection; 600 mg in vial (as fosamil) powder for injection
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
  123. Ceftazidime General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 250 mg in vial (as pentahydrate) powder for injection; 1 g in vial (as pentahydrate) powder for injection
    Indications
    First choice
    co-prescribed with vancomycin Endophthalmitis
    Other indications
    Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant to other antibiotic
  124. Ceftazidime + avibactam General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 g in vial + 0.5 g in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales
  125. Ceftolozane + tazobactam General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 g + 0.5 g powder for injection
    Indications
    Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  126. Ceftriaxone General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 250 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt); 1 g in vial powder for injection (as sodium salt)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 250 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
    co-prescribed with metronidazole Necrotising fasciitis
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  127. Cefuroxime General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 mg in vial (as sodium salt) powder for injection; 750 mg in vial (as sodium salt) powder for injection; 1.5 g in vial (as sodium salt) powder for injection
    Indications
    Second choice
    Other specified prophylactic measures
  128. Certolizumab pegol General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators for non-malignant disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Axial spondyloarthritis Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Crohn disease site Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Rheumatoid arthritis
    Section
    Medicines for juvenile joint diseases
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  129. Cetirizine General information
    Section
    Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to loratadine for Allergic or hypersensitivity conditions of unspecified type
  131. Chloramphenicol General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • 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
    • Oral > Liquid: 150 mg per 5 mL (as palmitate)
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg capsule
    Indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  132. Chlorhexidine General information
    Section
    Medicines administered to the neonate [c]
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 7.1% chlorhexidine digluconate (delivering 4% chlorhexidine)
    • Local > Topical > Gel: 7.1% chlorhexidine digluconate (delivering 4% chlorhexidine)
    Indications
    Omphalitis of newborn
    Section
    Antiseptics
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 5% (digluconate) for dilution
    Indications
    Chlorhexidine
  133. Chlorine base compound General information
    Section
    Disinfectants
    • Local > Topical > Powder: 0.1% available chlorine for solution
    • Local > Topical > Liquid: 0.1% available chlorine for solution
    • Local > Topical > Solid: 0.1% available chlorine for solution
    Indications
    Disinfectant, not elsewhere classified
  134. Chloroquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL syrup (as phosphate or sulfate)
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax Malaria due to Plasmodium ovale Malaria due to Plasmodium malariae
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 40 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule (as hydrochloride, phosphate or sulfate)
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL syrup (as phosphate or sulfate)
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate); 100 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
    Section
    Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate); 150 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate)
    Indications
    Rheumatoid arthritis
  135. 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
  136. Chloroxylenol General information
    Section
    Disinfectants
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 4.8%
    Indications
    Phenol disinfectant, not elsewhere classified
  137. 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
  138. Chlortetracycline General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to tetracycline for Other specified conjunctivitis Therapeutic equivalent to tetracycline for Infectious keratitis Therapeutic equivalent to tetracycline for Infectious blepharitis Therapeutic equivalent to tetracycline for Trachoma
  139. Cholera vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for some high-risk populations
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against cholera alone
  140. Ciclesonide General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to budesonide for Asthma
  141. Ciclosporin General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators for non-malignant disease
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule concentrate for injection
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid > capsule: 25 mg
    Indications
    Failure or rejection of transplanted organs or tissues
  142. Cimetidine General information
    Section
    Antiulcer medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 200 mg in 2 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Peptic ulcer, site unspecified Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
  143. Ciprofloxacin General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 mg per mL (as hyclate)
    • Oral > Liquid: 250 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous)
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as hydrochloride); 500 mg (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    First choice
    Inflammatory and other diseases of prostate (mild to moderate)
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
    Section
    Ear, nose and throat medicines [c]
    • Local > Otological > drops: 0.3% (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Infectious diseases of external ear
  145. Cladribine General information
    Section
    Medicines for multiple sclerosis
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 10 mg
    Indications
    Multiple sclerosis
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg per mL in 10 mL vial; 2 mg per mL in 5 mL vial
    Indications
    Langerhans cell histiocytosis
  146. Clindamycin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Oral > Liquid: 75 mg per 5 mL (as palmitate hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg (as hydrochloride) capsule
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 150 mg per mL (as phosphate) injection
    Indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  147. Clofazimine General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg; 50 mg
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Section
    Antileprosy medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg; 50 mg
    Indications
    Leprosy
  148. Clomifene General information
    Section
    Ovulation inducers
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg (citrate)
    Indications
    Female infertility without specification whether primary or secondary
  149. Clomipramine General information
    Section
    Medicines for obsessive compulsive disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg (hydrochloride); 25 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  150. Clonazepam General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 500 µg
    Indications
    Generalised myoclonic seizure
  151. 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
  152. Clotrimazole General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    • Local > Topical > Other: 1% vaginal cream; 10% vaginal cream; 100 mg vaginal tablet; 500 mg vaginal tablet
    Indications
    Vulvovaginal candidosis
  153. Cloxacillin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL (as sodium salt) powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg (as sodium salt) capsule; 1 g (as sodium salt) capsule
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg in vial (as sodium salt) powder for injection
    Indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  154. 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
  155. Coal tar General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 5%
    Indications
    Psoriasis of unspecified type
  156. Cobicistat + elvitegravir + emtricitabine + tenofovir disoproxil fumarate General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg + 150 mg + 200 mg + 300 mg (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate equivalent to 245 mg tenofovir disoproxil)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  157. Cobicistat + elvitegravir + emtricitabine+ tenofovir alafenamide General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg + 150 mg + 200 mg + 10 mg
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  158. Cobimetinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to trametinib for Other specified melanoma of skin
  159. Codeine General information
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    • Oral > Solid: 30 mg tablet (codeine phosphate)
    Indications
    Pain
    Section
    Antitussives
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg tablet (codeine phosphate)
    Indications
    Cough
    Section
    Medicines for diarrhoea
    • Oral > Solid: 30 mg tablet (codeine phosphate)
    Indications
    Diarrhoea
  160. Colchicine General information
    Section
    Medicines used to treat gout
    • Oral > Solid: 0.5 mg
    Indications
    Gout
  161. Colecalciferol General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Oral > Liquid: 400 IU per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 400 IU; 1000 IU
    Indications
    Calcium deficiency Vitamin D deficiency Therapeutic equivalent to ergocalciferol for Vitamin D deficiency Therapeutic equivalent to ergocalciferol for Calcium deficiency
  162. Colistin (injection) General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 million IU in vial (as colistemethate sodium)
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
  163. Compound sodium lactate solution General information
    Section
    Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Parenteral
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: injectable solution
    Indications
    Other specified disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance Hypovolaemic shock
  165. Copper-containing intrauterine device General information
    Section
    Intrauterine devices
    • -
    Indications
    Contact with health services for insertion of contraceptive device
  166. Crizotinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg; 250 mg
    • Oral > Solid > capsule: 200 mg; 250 mg
    Indications
    Other specified malignant neoplasms of bronchus or lung Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive
  167. Cyanocobalamin General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    • .
    Indications
    Anaemias or other erythrocyte disorders
  168. Cyclizine General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg tablet
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 50 mg per mL
    Indications
    Palliative care
  169. Cyclopentolate General information
    Section
    Diagnostic agents > Ophthalmic medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to tropicamide for Cycloplegic drug
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Mydriatics
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to atropine for Anterior uveitis
  170. Cyclophosphamide General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg tablet
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg in vial powder for injection
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg in vial powder for injection; 1 g in vial powder for injection; 2 g in vial powder for injection
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg; 50 mg
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg; 50 mg tablet
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia Malignant neoplasms of breast Ewing sarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas Plasma cell myeloma Other specified gliomas of brain Other specified malignant neoplasms of breast Malignant trophoblastic neoplasms of placenta Follicular lymphoma Malignant neoplasms of kidney, except renal pelvis Rhabdomyosarcoma primary site Hodgkin lymphoma Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive
  171. Cycloserine General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg; 125 mg
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  173. Dabigatran General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    • Oral > Solid: 110 mg; 150 mg
    Indications
    Venous thromboembolism Other specified atrial fibrillation
  174. Dabrafenib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg; 75 mg
    Indications
    Other specified melanoma of skin
  175. Dacarbazine General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg in vial powder for injection; 200 mg in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Hodgkin lymphoma
  176. Daclatasvir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid: 30 mg tablet (as hydrochloride); 60 mg tablet (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  177. Daclatasvir + sofosbuvir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid: 60 mg + 400 mg
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  179. Dalteparin General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to enoxaparin for Acute ischaemic heart disease Therapeutic equivalent to enoxaparin for Venous thromboembolism
  180. Dapagliflozin General information
    Section
    Oral hypoglycaemic agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to empagliflozin for Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  181. Dapsone General information
    Section
    Antileprosy medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg tablet; 50 mg tablet; 25 mg tablet
    Indications
    Leprosy
  182. Daptomycin General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 350 mg in vial powder for injection; 500 mg in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
  183. Daratumumab General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per 5 mL; 400 mg per 20 mL
    Indications
    Plasma cell myeloma
  184. Darbepoetin alfa General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for Anaemia due to chronic disease
  185. Darunavir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Protease inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 75 mg; 400 mg; 600 mg; 800 mg
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  186. Dasabuvir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Non-pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg tablet
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  187. Dasatinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Oral > Solid: 20 mg tablet; 50 mg tablet; 70 mg tablet; 80 mg tablet; 100 mg tablet; 140 mg tablet
    Indications
    Chronic myeloid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified
  188. Daunorubicin General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial (as hydrochloride) powder for injection; 20 mg in vial (as hydrochloride) powder for injection; 2 mg per mL in vial (as hydrochloride); 5 mg per mL in vial (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Myeloid leukaemia Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities
  189. Deferoxamine General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg in vial powder for injection (mesilate)
    Indications
    Harmful effects of drugs, medicaments or biological substances, not elsewhere classified
  190. Delafloxacin General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 300 mg lyophilized powder for injection
    • Oral > Solid: 450 mg
    Indications
    Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  191. Delamanid General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg tablet; 25 mg tablet (dispersible)
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  192. Dengue vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for some high-risk populations
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against certain single viral diseases
  193. 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
  194. Dexamethasone General information
    Section
    Other medicines administered to the mother
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 4 mg per mL (dexamethasone phosphate (as sodium))
    Indications
    Respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, altered by maternal corticosteroid therapy
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Oral > Solid: 4 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 4 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (as disodium phosophate salt)
    • Oral > Liquid: 2 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 2 mg; 4 mg
    Indications
    Plasma cell myeloma Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive
    Section
    Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 4 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (as disodium phosphate salt)
    Indications
    Allergic or hypersensitivity conditions of unspecified type
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 2 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 2 mg; 4 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 4 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (as disodium phosphate salt)
    Indications
    Palliative care
    Section
    Antiemetic medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 0.5 mg per 5 mL; 2 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 0.5 mg; 0.75 mg; 1.5 mg; 4 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 4 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (as disodium phosphate salt)
    Indications
    Nausea or vomiting
  195. Dextran 40 General information
    Section
    Plasma substitutes
    • .
    Indications
    Hypovolaemia
  196. Dextran 70 General information
    Section
    Plasma substitutes
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 6% injectable solution
    Indications
    Hypovolaemia
  198. 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
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 2 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg; 10 mg
    • 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
    Indications
    Palliative care
  199. Diazoxide General information
    Section
    Medicines for hypoglycaemia
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg
    Indications
    Persistent hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia of infancy
  200. Didanosine General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg buffered powder for oral solution; 167 mg buffered powder for oral solution; 250 mg buffered powder for oral solution
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg buffered chewable dispersible tablet; 50 mg buffered chewable dispersible tablet; 100 mg buffered chewable dispersible tablet; 150 mg buffered chewable dispersible tablet; 200 mg buffered chewable dispersible tablet; 125 mg unbuffered enteric coated capsule; 200 mg unbuffered enteric coated capsule; 250 mg unbuffered enteric coated capsule; 400 mg unbuffered enteric coated capsule
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  201. Diethylcarbamazine General information
    Section
    Antifilarials
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg tablet (dihydrogen citrate); 100 mg tablet (dihydrogen citrate)
    Indications
    Lymphatic filariasis
  202. 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
  203. 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
  204. Dihydroartemisinin + piperaquine phosphate General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 40 mg + 320 mg tablet; 20 mg + 160 mg tablet
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  205. Dihydroergocryptine mesylate General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid:
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  206. Diloxanide General information
    Section
    Antiamoebic and antigiardiasis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg (furoate)
    Indications
    Amoebiasis
  207. Dimercaprol General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 50 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
  208. Diphtheria antitoxin General information
    Section
    Immunologicals > Sera, immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 10000 IU in vial; 20000 IU in vial
    Indications
    Need for immunization against diphtheria alone
  209. Diphtheria vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against diphtheria alone
  210. Diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, combined
  211. Diphtheria-tetanus vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against combinations of infectious diseases
  213. Docusate sodium General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg capsule
    Indications
    Palliative care
  214. Dolasetron General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Palliative care
    Section
    Antiemetic medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Nausea or vomiting
  215. Dolutegravir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Integrase inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg tablet; 10 mg tablet (dispersible, scored)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  216. Dolutegravir + lamivudine + tenofovir General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg + 300 mg + 300 mg (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate equivalent to 245 mg tenofovir disoproxil)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  217. 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
  218. 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
  219. Doxorubicin General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg in vial (hydrochloride); 50 mg in vial (hydrochloride)
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg in vial (hydrochloride); 50 mg in vial (hydrochloride); 2 mg per mL in 5 mL vial (hydrochloride); 2 mg per mL in 25 mL vial (hydrochloride)
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial (hydrochloride) +; 2 mg per mL in 5 mL vial (hydrochloride); 2 mg per mL in 25 mL vial (hydrochloride); 10 mg in vial (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Rhabdomyosarcoma primary site Follicular lymphoma Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia Ewing sarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites Malignant neoplasms of breast Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Other specified malignant neoplasms of breast Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas Plasma cell myeloma Malignant neoplasms of kidney, except renal pelvis Osteosarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites Kaposi sarcoma of unspecified primary site Hodgkin lymphoma Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive
  220. Doxycycline General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (as hyclate)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 100 mg in vial powder for injection
    • Oral > Liquid: 25 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous); 50 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous)
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (as hyclate); 50 mg (as hyclate)
    Indications
    First choice
    Chlamydia trachomatis
    Second choice
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (hydrochloride or hyclate); 100 mg dispersible tablet (as monohydrate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (hydrochloride or hyclate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
  221. Edoxaban General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Venous thromboembolism Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Other specified atrial fibrillation
  222. Efavirenz General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 600 mg tablet
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  223. Efavirenz + emtricitabine + tenofovir General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 600 mg + 200 mg + 300 mg (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate equivalent to 245 mg tenofovir disoproxil)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  224. Efavirenz + lamivudine + tenofovir General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 400 mg + 300 mg + 300 mg (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, equivalent to 245 mg tenofovir disoproxil)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified Therapeutic equivalent to efavirenz + emtricitabine + tenofovir for Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  225. Eflornithine General information
    Section
    Medicines for the treatment of 2nd stage African trypanosomiasis
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 200 mg per mL in 50 mL bottle (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    African trypanosomiasis
  226. Elbasvir + grazoprevir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Non-pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg + 100 mg
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  227. Empagliflozin General information
    Section
    Oral hypoglycaemic agents
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg; 25 mg
    Indications
    Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  228. Emtricitabine General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Liquid: 10 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  229. Emtricitabine + rilpivirine + tenofovir alafenamide General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg + 25 mg + 25 mg
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  230. Emtricitabine + rilpivirine + tenofovir disoproxil fumarate General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg + 25 mg + 300 mg (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate equivalent to 245 mg tenofovir disoproxil)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  231. Emtricitabine + tenofovir General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg + 300 mg (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate equivalent to 245 mg tenofovir disoproxil)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified Contact with or exposure to human immunodeficiency virus
  232. Emtricitabine + tenofovir alafenamide General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg + 10 mg; 200 mg + 25 mg
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  233. 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
  234. Encorafenib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to dabrafenib for Other specified melanoma of skin
  235. 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; 120 mg per 0.8 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
    • 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; 120 mg per 0.8 mL in ampoule; 100 mg per 1 mL in ampoule
    Indications
    Acute ischaemic heart disease Venous thromboembolism
  236. Entecavir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis B > Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Liquid: 0.05 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 0.5 mg; 1 mg
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis B
  237. Enzalutamide General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Oral > Solid: 40 mg
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to abiraterone for Malignant neoplasms of prostate Malignant neoplasms of prostate
  238. Ephedrine General information
    Section
    Local anaesthetics
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Spinal anaesthesia: 30 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (ephedrine hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Cardiac complications of anaesthesia during labour or delivery
  239. 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
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Mydriatics
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 2% (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Primary open-angle glaucoma
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg per mL in ampoule (as hydrochloride or hydrogen tartrate)
    Indications
    Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Section
    Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg in 1 mL ampoule (as hydrochloride or hydrogen tartrate)
    Indications
    Anaphylaxis
  240. Epoetin alfa General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for Anaemia due to chronic disease
  241. Epoetin beta General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for Anaemia due to chronic disease
  242. Epoetin theta General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for Anaemia due to chronic disease
  243. Equine rabies immunoglobulin General information
    Section
    Immunologicals > Sera, immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Intradermal: 150 IU per mL in vial; 200 IU per mL in vial; 300 IU per mL in vial; 400 IU per mL in vial
    Indications
    Rabies
  244. Eravacycline General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg lyophilized powder for injection
    Indications
    Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales
  245. Ergocalciferol General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Oral > Liquid: 250 µg per mL (10 000 IU per mL)
    • Oral > Solid: 1.25 mg (50 000 IU)
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to colecalciferol for Calcium deficiency Therapeutic equivalent to colecalciferol for Vitamin D deficiency Vitamin D deficiency Calcium deficiency
  246. Ergometrine General information
    Section
    Uterotonics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 200 µg in 1 mL ampoule (hydrogen maleate)
    Indications
    Postpartum haemorrhage
  247. Erlotinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg; 150 mg
    Indications
    Other specified malignant neoplasms of bronchus or lung
  248. Erythromycin General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg in vial powder for injection (as lactobionate)
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL (as stearate or ethylsuccinate)
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as stearate or ethylsuccinate)
    Indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Ointment: 0.5%
    Indications
    Chlamydial conjunctivitis Gonococcal infection of eye
  249. 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
  250. Estradiol cypionate + medroxyprogesterone acetate General information
    Section
    Injectable hormonal contraceptives
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 5 mg + 25 mg
    Indications
    Contact with health services for reasons associated with reproduction
  251. Etanercept General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators for non-malignant disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Axial spondyloarthritis Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Crohn disease site Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Rheumatoid arthritis
    Section
    Medicines for juvenile joint diseases
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  252. Ethambutol General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1000 mg per 10 mL; 2000 mg per 20 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (hydrochloride); 400 mg (hydrochloride); 100 mg tablet (dispersible)
    Indications
    Other specified tuberculosis Tuberculosis
  253. Ethambutol + isoniazid General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 400 mg + 150 mg tablet
    Indications
    Tuberculosis
  254. Ethambutol + isoniazid + pyrazinamide + rifampicin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 275 mg + 75 mg + 400 mg + 150 mg tablet
    Indications
    Tuberculosis
  255. Ethambutol + isoniazid + rifampicin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 275 mg + 75 mg + 150 mg tablet
    Indications
    Tuberculosis
  256. Ethanol General information
    Section
    Antiseptics
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 70% (denatured)
    Indications
    Denatured alcohol
  257. Ether General information
    Section
    General anaesthetics and oxygen > Inhalational medicines
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > solution:
    Indications
    Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases
  258. Ethinylestradiol + etonogestrel General information
    Section
    Intravaginal contraceptives
    • Local > Vaginal > vaginal ring: 2.7 mg + 11.7 mg
    Indications
    Contact with health services for contraceptive management
  259. Ethinylestradiol + levonorgestrel General information
    Section
    Oral hormonal contraceptives
    • Oral > Solid: 50 µg + 250 µg [4]
    • Oral > Solid: 30 µg + 150 µg
    Indications
    Contact with health services for postcoital contraception Contact with health services for contraceptive management
  260. Ethinylestradiol + norethisterone General information
    Section
    Oral hormonal contraceptives
    • Oral > Solid: 35 µg + 1 mg
    Indications
    Contact with health services for contraceptive management
  261. Ethionamide General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg tablet; 125 mg tablet (dispersible)
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tuberculous meningitis
  262. Ethosuximide General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 250 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg
    Indications
    Absence seizures, typical
  263. Etonogestrel-releasing implant General information
    Section
    Implantable contraceptives
    • Implant > Subdermal: 68 mg single rod
    Indications
    Contact with health services for insertion of contraceptive device
  264. Etoposide General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 20 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg capsule
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 20 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule; 100 mg in vial powder for injection (as phosphate)
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg capsule; 50 mg capsule
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia Ewing sarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Myeloid leukaemia Other specified malignant neoplasms of the ovary Other specified malignant neoplasms of bronchus or lung Germ cell tumour of testis Malignant trophoblastic neoplasms of placenta Malignant neoplasms of kidney, except renal pelvis Osteosarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites Hodgkin lymphoma Retinoblastoma Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive
  265. Everolimus General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Oral > Solid: 2.5 mg; 5 mg; 7.5 mg; 10 mg; 2 mg tablet (dispersible); 3 mg tablet (dispersible); 5 mg tablet (dispersible)
    Indications
    Other specified gliomas of brain
  266. 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
    • Oral > Solid: 100 to 800 µg sub-lingual tablet (as citrate); 200 to 1600 µg lozenge (as citrate)
    • Oral > Other: 200 to 1200 µg buccal film (as citrate)
    Indications
    Chronic cancer pain Other specified chronic cancer related pain
  267. 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
  268. Ferrous salt + folic acid General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 60 mg iron + 2.8 mg
    Indications
    Iron deficiency anaemia
  269. Fexinidazole General information
    Section
    Medicines for the treatment of 1st stage African trypanosomiasis
    • Oral > Solid: 600 mg
    Indications
    African trypanosomiasis
    Section
    Medicines for the treatment of 2nd stage African trypanosomiasis
    • Oral > Solid: 600 mg
    Indications
    African trypanosomiasis
  270. Fexofenadine General information
    Section
    Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to loratadine for Allergic or hypersensitivity conditions of unspecified type
  271. Fifth generation cephalosporins General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • .
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
  272. Filgrastim General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 120 µg per 0.2 mL in prefilled syringe; 300 µg per 0.5 mL in prefilled syringe; 480 µg per 0.8 mL in prefilled syringe; 300 µg per mL in 1 mL vial; 480 µg per 1.6 mL in 1.6 mL vial
    Indications
    Acquired neutropaenia
  273. Fingolimod General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators for non-malignant disease
    • Oral > Solid: 0.25 mg; 0.5 mg
    Indications
    Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
  274. Fluconazole General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 mg per mL in vial
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL; 50 mg per 5 mL powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid > capsule: 50 mg
    Indications
    Cryptococcosis Candidosis
  275. Flucytosine General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2.5 g per 250 mL infusion
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg capsule
    Indications
    Cryptococcosis
  276. Fludarabine General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial (fludarabine phosphate) powder for injection
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg tablet (fludarabine phosphate)
    Indications
    Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma
  277. Fludrocortisone General information
    Section
    Adrenal hormones and synthetic substitutes
    • Oral > Solid: 100 µg (acetate)
    Indications
    Adrenocortical insufficiency
  278. Flunisolide General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to budesonide for Asthma
  279. Fluorescein General information
    Section
    Diagnostic agents > Ophthalmic medicines
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 1% (sodium salt)
    Indications
    Fluorescein
  280. Fluorouracil General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    • Local > Topical > Ointment: 5%
    Indications
    Plantar warts
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg per mL in vial
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Malignant neoplasms of nasopharynx Malignant neoplasm metastasis in large intestine Malignant neoplasms of breast Malignant neoplasms of rectum Malignant neoplasms of colon
  281. Flutamide General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to bicalutamide for Malignant neoplasms of prostate
  282. Fluticasone General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to budesonide for Asthma
  283. Fluticasone + formoterol General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to budesonide + formoterol for Asthma
  284. Fluticasone furoate + vilanterol General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to budesonide + formoterol for Asthma
  285. Fluvastatin General information
    Section
    Lipid-lowering agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Mixed hyperlipidaemia Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Coronary atherosclerosis
  286. 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
  287. Fomepizole General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5 mg per mL in 20 mL ampoule (sulfate); 1 g per mL in 1.5 mL ampoule (base)
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
  288. Fosfomycin (injection) General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 g in vial (as sodium) powder for injection; 4 g in vial (as sodium) powder for injection
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales
  289. Fourth generation cephalosporins General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • .
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
  290. Fresh-frozen plasma General information
    Section
    Blood and blood components
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV:
    Indications
    Blood transfusion without reported diagnosis
  291. Fulvestrant General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 mg per 5 mL
    Indications
    Malignant neoplasms of breast
  292. 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
    Section
    Diuretics
    • 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
    Anuria or oliguria Oedema
  293. Gabapentin General information
    Section
    Non-opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIMs)
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg; 200 mg; 300 mg; 400 mg; 600 mg; 800 mg
    Indications
    Neuropathic pain
  294. Gallamine General information
    Section
    Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 40 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (gallamine triethiodide)
    Indications
    Muscle relaxants
  295. Gatifloxacin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg; 400 mg
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  296. Gefitinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erlotinib for Other specified malignant neoplasms of bronchus or lung
  297. Gemcitabine General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 200 mg in vial powder for injection; 1 g in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Other specified carcinomas of ovary Other specified malignant neoplasms of bronchus or lung
  298. Gentamicin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • 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 co-prescribed with amoxicillin Bacterial pneumonia (Community-acquired pneumonia - severe) [children] co-prescribed with amoxicillin Sepsis without septic shock co-prescribed with ampicillin Acute malnutrition in infants, children or adolescents (complicated) [children] co-prescribed with ampicillin Peritonitis (mild-moderate) co-prescribed with ampicillin Peritonitis (severe) co-prescribed with ampicillin Peritoneal abscess (severe) co-prescribed with ampicillin Sepsis without septic shock co-prescribed with ampicillin Bacterial pneumonia (Community-acquired pneumonia - severe) [children] co-prescribed with ampicillin Peritoneal abscess (mild-moderate) co-prescribed with benzylpenicillin Acute malnutrition in infants, children or adolescents (complicated) [children] co-prescribed with benzylpenicillin Sepsis without septic shock co-prescribed with benzylpenicillin Bacterial pneumonia (Community-acquired pneumonia - severe) [children]
    Second choice
    Other specified prophylactic measures Gonococcal infection
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.3% (gentamicin sulfate)
    Indications
    Other specified conjunctivitis Infectious blepharitis
  299. Glass ionomer cement General information
    Section
    Dental medicines and preparations
    • Local > Dental > Powder + liquid: Single-use capsules: 0.4 g powder + 0.09 mL liquid; Multi-use bottle: powder + liquid
    Indications
    Dental caries
  300. Glatiramer acetate General information
    Section
    Medicines for multiple sclerosis
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 20 mg per mL; 40 mg per mL
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 20 mg per mL in pre-filled syringe; 40 mg per mL in pre-filled syringe
    Indications
    Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis
  301. Glecaprevir + pibrentasvir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg + 40 mg tablet; 50 mg + 20 mg granules
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  302. Glibenclamide General information
    Section
    Oral hypoglycaemic agents
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg; 2.5 mg
    Indications
    Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  303. Gliclazide General information
    Section
    Oral hypoglycaemic agents
    • Oral > Solid: 30 mg controlled-release; 60 mg controlled-release; 80 mg controlled-release
    Indications
    Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  304. Glucagon General information
    Section
    Medicines for hypoglycaemia
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg per mL
    Indications
    Hypoglycaemia in the context of diabetes
  305. Glucose General information
    Section
    Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Parenteral
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5% isotonic; 10% hypertonic
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50% hypertonic
    Indications
    Other specified disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance Hypoglycaemia without associated diabetes
  306. Glucose + sodium chloride General information
    Section
    Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Parenteral
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 4% + 0.18% (equivalent to Na+ 30 mmol/L and Cl- 30 mmol/L; 5% + 0.9% (equivalent to Na+ 150 mmol/L and Cl- 150 mmol/L); 5% + 0.45% (equivalent to Na+ 75 mmol/L and Cl- 75 mmol/L)
    Indications
    Other specified disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance
  307. Glutaral General information
    Section
    Disinfectants
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 2%
    Indications
    Glutaral nonmedicinal
  308. Glyceryl trinitrate General information
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 500 µg sublingual tablet
    Indications
    Angina pectoris
  309. Glycopyrronium General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to tiotropium bromide for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  310. Golimumab General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators for non-malignant disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Axial spondyloarthritis Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Crohn disease site Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Rheumatoid arthritis
    Section
    Medicines for juvenile joint diseases
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  311. Goserelin General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to leuprorelin for Malignant neoplasms of breast Therapeutic equivalent to leuprorelin for Malignant neoplasms of prostate
  312. Granisetron General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Palliative care
    Section
    Antiemetic medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Nausea or vomiting
  313. Griseofulvin General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 125 mg; 250 mg
    Indications
    Dermatophytosis
  314. Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against single bacterial diseases
  315. 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
  316. Halothane General information
    Section
    General anaesthetics and oxygen > Inhalational medicines
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > liquid:
    Indications
    Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases
  317. 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
  318. Hepatitis a vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for some high-risk populations
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against viral hepatitis
  319. Hepatitis b vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against viral hepatitis
  320. Homatropine General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Mydriatics
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 2% (hydrobromide)
    Indications
    Anterior uveitis Therapeutic equivalent to atropine for Anterior uveitis
  321. Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against certain single viral diseases
  322. 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
  323. 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
    Section
    Diuretics
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg
    Indications
    Oedema
  324. Hydrocortisone General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 100 mg in vial (as sodium succinate)
    Indications
    Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia
    Section
    Adrenal hormones and synthetic substitutes
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg; 10 mg; 20 mg
    Indications
    Adrenocortical insufficiency
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-inflammatory agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Ointment: 1% (acetate)
    Indications
    Scleritis Anterior uveitis
    Section
    Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 100 mg in vial powder for injection (as sodium succinate)
    Indications
    Anaphylaxis
    Section
    Anti-inflammatory medicines
    • Local > Rectal > Suppository: 25 mg (acetate)
    • Local > Rectal > Retention enema: 100 mg per 60 mL
    Indications
    Crohn disease site Ulcerative colitis
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Anti-inflammatory and antipruritic medicines
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 1% (acetate)
    • Local > Topical > Ointment: 1% (acetate)
    Indications
    Dermatitis or eczema Lichen planus Pruritus due to skin disorder Psoriasis of unspecified type
  325. Hydromorphone General information
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to morphine for Pain
  326. 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
  327. Hydroxycarbamide (hydroxyurea) General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg; 250 mg; 300 mg; 400 mg; 500 mg; 1 g
    • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 200 mg; 300 mg; 400 mg; 500 mg; 1 g; 100 mg
    Indications
    Squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx Chronic myeloid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified
    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
  328. Hydroxychloroquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to chloroquine for Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
    Section
    Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg (as sulfate)
    Indications
    Systemic lupus erythematosus Cutaneous lupus erythematosus of unspecified type
  329. 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
  330. 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
  331. Hypochlorous acid General information
    Section
    Antiseptics
    • Local > Topical > Solution:
    Indications
    Disinfectant, not elsewhere classified
  332. Ibrutinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Oral > Solid: 140 mg
    Indications
    Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma
  333. Ibuprofen General information
    Section
    Medicines administered to the neonate [c]
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5 mg per mL
    Indications
    Patent arterial duct
    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
    Section
    Antimigraine medicines > For treatment of acute attack
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per 5 mL; 200 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 200 mg; 400 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  334. Idoxuridine General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.1%
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Ointment: 0.2%
    Indications
    Herpes simplex keratitis
  335. Ifosfamide General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg in vial powder for injection; 1 g in vial powder for injection; 2 g in vial powder for injection
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 g in vial powder for injection; 2 g in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Other specified malignant neoplasms of the ovary Germ cell tumour of testis Ewing sarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites Osteosarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites Rhabdomyosarcoma primary site Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia Malignant neoplasms of kidney, except renal pelvis Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive
  337. Imipenem + cilastatin General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 mg (as monohydrate) + 250 mg (as sodium salt) powder for injection; 500 mg (as monohydrate) + 500 mg (as sodium salt) powder for injection
    Indications
    Second choice
    Therapeutic equivalent to meropenem for Neutropenia (high-risk) Therapeutic equivalent to meropenem for Peritoneal abscess (severe) Therapeutic equivalent to meropenem for Peritonitis (severe)
    Other indications
    Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant to other antibiotic Antibiotic resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to meropenem for Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  338. Imipenem + cilastatin + relebactam General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg + 500 mg + 250 mg powder for injection
    Indications
    Other specified other antibiotic resistant Enterobacterales Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  339. 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
  340. Indinavir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Protease inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 400 mg (as sulfate)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  341. Indometacin General information
    Section
    Medicines administered to the neonate [c]
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ibuprofen for Patent arterial duct
  342. Infliximab General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators for non-malignant disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Axial spondyloarthritis Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Crohn disease site Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Rheumatoid arthritis
    Section
    Medicines for juvenile joint diseases
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to adalimumab for Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  343. Influenza vaccine (seasonal) General information
    Section
    Recommendations for immunization programmes with certain characteristics
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against influenza
  344. Insulin analogues General information
    Section
    Insulins
    • Not specified
    Indications
    Type 1 diabetes mellitus Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  345. Insulin degludec General information
    Section
    Insulins
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 100 units per mL
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to insulin glargine for Type 1 diabetes mellitus Therapeutic equivalent to long-acting insulin analogues for Type 1 diabetes mellitus Therapeutic equivalent to long-acting insulin analogues for Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  346. Insulin detemir General information
    Section
    Insulins
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to insulin glargine for Type 1 diabetes mellitus Therapeutic equivalent to long-acting insulin analogues for Type 1 diabetes mellitus Therapeutic equivalent to long-acting insulin analogues for Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  347. Insulin glargine General information
    Section
    Insulins
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 100 units per mL
    Indications
    Type 1 diabetes mellitus Therapeutic equivalent to long-acting insulin analogues for Type 1 diabetes mellitus Therapeutic equivalent to long-acting insulin analogues for Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  348. Intraperitoneal dialysis solution General information
    Section
    Peritoneal dialysis solution
    • parenteral solution
    Indications
    Care involving peritoneal dialysis
  349. Iodine General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 0.5 mL (240 mg iodine) iodized oil in ampoule; 1 mL (480 mg iodine) iodized oil in ampoule
    • Oral > Liquid: 1 mL (480 mg iodine) iodized oil in ampoule; 0.5 mL (240 mg iodine) iodized oil in ampoule; 0.57 mL (308 mg iodine) iodized oil in dispenser bottle
    • Oral > Solid: 190 mg
    Indications
    Iodine deficiency
    Section
    Antiseptics
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to povidone iodine for Povidone iodine
  350. Iohexol General information
    Section
    Diagnostic agents > Radiocontrast media
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 140 to 350 mg iodine per mL in 5 mL ampoule; 140 to 350 mg iodine per mL in 10 mL ampoule; 140 to 350 mg iodine per mL in 20 mL ampoule
    Indications
    X-ray contrast media, iodinated
  351. Ipecacuanha General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Non-specific
    • Oral > Liquid: 0.14% ipecacuanha alkaloids calculated as emetine
    Indications
    Unspecified injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  352. Ipratropium bromide General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > aerosol: 20 µg per dose
    Indications
    Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  353. Irinotecan General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 40 mg per 2 mL in 2 mL vial; 100 mg per 5 mL in 5 mL vial; 500 mg per 25 mL in 25 mL vial
    Indications
    Malignant neoplasm metastasis in large intestine Malignant neoplasms of kidney, except renal pelvis Rhabdomyosarcoma primary site
  354. Isoflurane General information
    Section
    General anaesthetics and oxygen > Inhalational medicines
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > liquid:
    Indications
    Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases
  355. Isoniazid General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg tablet; 100 mg tablet (dispersible); 300 mg tablet
    Indications
    Other specified tuberculosis Tuberculosis
  356. Isoniazid + pyrazinamide + rifampicin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg + 150 mg + 75 mg tablet (dispersible)
    Indications
    Tuberculosis
  357. Isoniazid + pyridoxine + sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim General information
    Section
    Medicines for prevention of HIV-related opportunistic infections
    • Oral > Solid: 300 mg + 25 mg + 800 mg + 160 mg tablet (scored)
    Indications
    Other specified prophylactic measures
  358. Isoniazid + rifampicin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg + 75 mg tablet (dispersible); 75 mg + 150 mg tablet; 150 mg + 300 mg tablet
    Indications
    Tuberculosis
  359. Isoniazid + rifapentine General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 300 mg + 300 mg tablet (scored)
    Indications
    Latent tuberculosis
  360. 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
  361. Isosorbide dinitrate General information
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg sublingual tablet
    Indications
    Angina pectoris
  363. Ivermectin General information
    Section
    Intestinal anthelminthics
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 3 mg
    Indications
    Strongyloidiasis Ascariasis Trichuriasis Hookworm diseases Ancylostomiasis
    Section
    Antifilarials
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 3 mg
    Indications
    Onchocerciasis Lymphatic filariasis
    Section
    Medicines for ectoparasitic infections
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 3 mg
    Indications
    Scabies
  364. Kanamycin General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to gentamicin for Other specified conjunctivitis Therapeutic equivalent to gentamicin for Infectious blepharitis
  365. Kanamycin (injection) General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1000 mg powder for injection (vial)
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  366. Ketamine General information
    Section
    General anaesthetics and oxygen > Injectable medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 50 mg per mL in 10 mL vial (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases
  367. Lactulose General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 3.1 to 3.7 g per 5 mL oral liquid
    Indications
    Palliative care
  368. Lamivudine General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg tablet
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  369. Lamivudine + nevirapine + zidovudine General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 30 mg + 50 mg + 60 mg Tablet; 150 mg + 200 mg + 300 mg Tablet
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  371. Lamivudine + zidovudine General information
    Section
    Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals
    • Oral > Solid: 30 mg + 60 mg Tablet; 150 mg + 300 mg Tablet
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  372. 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
  373. Latanoprost General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Miotics and antiglaucoma medicines
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 50 µg per mL eye drops
    Indications
    Primary open-angle glaucoma
  374. Ledipasvir + sofosbuvir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Non-pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid: 90 mg + 400 mg tablet
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  375. Lenalidomide General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg
    Indications
    Plasma cell myeloma
  376. Leuprorelin General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 7.5 mg in prefilled syringe; 22.5 mg in prefilled syringe
    Indications
    Malignant neoplasms of breast Malignant neoplasms of prostate
  377. Levamisole General information
    Section
    Intestinal anthelminthics
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 50 mg (as hydrochloride); 150 mg (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Ascariasis
  378. 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: 500 mg per 5 mL in 5 mL 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
  379. Levodopa General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg
    Indications
    Parkinson disease
  380. Levodopa + benserazide General information
    Section
    Medicines for parkinsonism
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to levodopa + carbidopa for Parkinson disease
  381. 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
  382. Levofloxacin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg tablet; 500 mg tablet; 750 mg tablet; 100 mg tablet (dispersible)
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  383. Levonorgestrel General information
    Section
    Oral hormonal contraceptives
    • Oral > Solid: 750 µg [2]; 1.5 mg [1]
    • Oral > Solid: 30 µg
    Indications
    Contact with health services for postcoital contraception Contact with health services for contraceptive management
    Section
    Intrauterine devices
    • Intrauterine system with reservoir containing 52 mg of levonorgestrel.
    Indications
    Contact with health services for insertion of contraceptive device
  384. Levonorgestrel-releasing implant General information
    Section
    Implantable contraceptives
    • Implant > Subdermal: 75 mg per rod (two-rods)
    Indications
    Contact with health services for insertion of contraceptive device
  385. Levothyroxine General information
    Section
    Thyroid hormones and antithyroid medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 50 µg (sodium salt); 100 µg (sodium salt); 25 µg (sodium salt)
    Indications
    Hypothyroidism
  386. Lidocaine General information
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 20 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Ventricular tachyarrhythmia
    Section
    Local anaesthetics
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Spinal anaesthesia: 5% in 2 mL ampoule (hydrochloride) + 7.5% glucose solution
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Other: 1% in vial (hydrochloride); 2% in vial (hydrochloride)
    • Local > Topical > unspecified: 2 to 4% (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Local anaesthetics
  387. Lidocaine + epinephrine General information
    Section
    Local anaesthetics
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Other: 1% (lidocaine hydrochloride OR lidocaine sulfate) + 1:200 000 epinephrine in vial; 2% (lidocaine hydrochloride OR lidocaine sulfate) + 1:200 000 epinephrine in vial
    • Local > Dental > Cartridge: 2% (lidocaine hydrochloride) + 1:80 000 epinephrine
    Indications
    Local anaesthetics
  388. Lindane General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Scabicides and pediculicides
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 1%
    • Local > Topical > Lotion: 1%
    Indications
    Scabies
  389. Linezolid General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 mg per mL in 300 mL bag
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per 5 mL powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 400 mg tablet; 600 mg tablet
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 600 mg tablet; 150 mg tablet (dispersible)
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  390. Lisinopril + amlodipine General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg + 5 mg; 20 mg + 5 mg; 20 mg + 10 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
  391. 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
  392. Lisocabtagene maraleucel General information
    Section
    Antineoplastics and supportive medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to axicabtagene ciloleucel for Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas
  393. Lithium carbonate General information
    Section
    Medicines for bipolar disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 300 mg
    Indications
    Bipolar or related disorders
  394. Long-acting insulin analogues General information
    Section
    Insulins
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 100 IU per mL in 3 mL cartridge; 100 IU per mL in 3 mL pre-filled pen
    Indications
    Type 1 diabetes mellitus Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  395. Loperamide General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Solid: 2 mg solid oral dosage form
    Indications
    Palliative care
  396. Lopinavir + ritonavir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Protease inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg + 25 mg tablet (heat-stable); 200 mg + 50 mg tablet (heat-stable); 40 mg + 10 mg
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  397. Loratadine General information
    Section
    Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
    • Oral > Liquid: 1 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg
    Indications
    Allergic or hypersensitivity conditions of unspecified type
  398. 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
  399. 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
  400. Lovastatin General information
    Section
    Lipid-lowering agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Mixed hyperlipidaemia Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Coronary atherosclerosis
  401. Lugol's solution General information
    Section
    Thyroid hormones and antithyroid medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 13% w/v (about 130 mg/mL total iodine)
    Indications
    Thyrotoxicosis
  402. 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
  403. Mannitol General information
    Section
    Diuretics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10% solution; 20% solution
    Indications
    Ocular hypertension Cerebral oedema
  404. Measles vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against measles alone
  405. Mebendazole General information
    Section
    Intestinal anthelminthics
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 100 mg (chewable); 500 mg (chewable)
    Indications
    Ascariasis Enterobiasis Trichuriasis Hookworm diseases
    Section
    Cysticidal medicines
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 500 mg (chewable); 100 mg (chewable)
    Indications
    Other specified echinococcosis
  406. Medroxyprogesterone acetate General information
    Section
    Injectable hormonal contraceptives
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 150 mg per mL in 1 mL vial
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 104 mg per 0.65 mL in pre-filled syringe; 104 mg per 0.65 mL in single dose injection delivery system
    Indications
    Contact with health services for reasons associated with reproduction
    Section
    Progestogens
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg
    Indications
    Excessive menstruation with irregular cycle
  407. Mefloquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
  408. Meglumine antimoniate General information
    Section
    Antileishmaniasis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 1.5 g per 5 mL in 5 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Visceral leishmaniasis Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis Cutaneous leishmaniasis
  409. Meglumine iotroxate General information
    Section
    Diagnostic agents > Radiocontrast media
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5 to 8 g iodine (as meglumine) in 100 to 250 mL
    Indications
    X-ray contrast media, iodinated
  410. Melarsoprol General information
    Section
    Medicines for the treatment of 2nd stage African trypanosomiasis
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 3.6% in 5 mL ampoule solution (180 mg of active compound)
    Indications
    African trypanosomiasis
  411. Melphalan General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial powder for injection
    • Oral > Solid: 2 mg
    Indications
    Plasma cell myeloma
  412. Meningococcal meningitis vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for some high-risk populations
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against single bacterial diseases
  414. Meropenem General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • 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
    Neutropenia (high-risk) Peritoneal abscess (severe) Peritonitis (severe) Neonatal meningitis
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg in vial (as trihydrate) powder for injection; 1 g in vial (as trihydrate) powder for injection
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  415. Meropenem + vaborbactam General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 g in vial + 1 g in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
  416. Mesalazine General information
    Section
    Anti-inflammatory medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to sulfasalazine for Crohn disease site Therapeutic equivalent to sulfasalazine for Ulcerative colitis
  418. Metformin General information
    Section
    Oral hypoglycaemic agents
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  419. Methadone General information
    Section
    Medicines for opioid use disorders
    • 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
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    • 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)
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg (methadone hydrochloride); 10 mg (methadone hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Chronic cancer pain
  420. Methimazole General information
    Section
    Thyroid hormones and antithyroid medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg; 10 mg; 20 mg
    Indications
    Thyrotoxicosis
  421. Methionine General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (DL)
    Indications
    Exposure to or harmful effects of undetermined intent of analgesics, antipyretics or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  422. Methotrexate General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial (as sodium salt)
    • Oral > Solid: 2.5 mg (as sodium salt)
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial (as sodium salt); 50 mg per 2 mL; 1000 mg per 10 mL concentrated injection
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities Malignant trophoblastic neoplasms of placenta Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia Malignant neoplasms of breast Osteosarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive Langerhans cell histiocytosis
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 2.5 mg (as sodium salt); 10 mg (as sodium salt)
    Indications
    Psoriasis of unspecified type
    Section
    Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 2.5 mg (as sodium salt)
    Indications
    Rheumatoid arthritis, serology unspecified
    Section
    Immunomodulators for non-malignant disease
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: pre-filled syringe in multiple strengths
    Indications
    Crohn disease site Psoriatic arthritis
    Section
    Medicines for juvenile joint diseases
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 2.5 mg (as sodium salt)
    Indications
    Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  423. Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta General information
    Section
    Antianaemia medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for Anaemia due to chronic disease
  424. Methyldopa General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension Gestational hypertension
  425. Methylergometrine General information
    Section
    Uterotonics
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ergometrine for Postpartum haemorrhage
  426. Methylphenidate General information
    Section
    Medicines for mental and behavioural disorders
    • Multiple formulations and strengths.
    Indications
    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  427. Methylprednisolone General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 40 mg per mL in 1 mL single-dose vial (as sodium succinate); 40 mg per mL in 5 mL multi-dose vial (as sodium succinate); 80 mg per mL in 1 mL single-dose vial (as sodium succinate)
    Indications
    Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia
  428. Methylthioninium chloride General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Acquired methaemoglobinaemia
  429. 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
    Section
    Antiemetic medicines
    • 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
    Nausea or vomiting
  430. 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
  431. Metronidazole General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg per 5 mL (as benzoate)
    • Oral > Solid: 200 to 500 mg tablet
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg per 100 mL in vial Injection
    • Local > Rectal > Suppository: 500 mg suppository; 1 g suppository
    Indications
    First choice
    co-prescribed with cefazolin Other specified prophylactic measures co-prescribed with cefotaxime Peritoneal abscess (severe) co-prescribed with cefotaxime Peritonitis (mild-moderate) co-prescribed with cefotaxime Peritoneal abscess (mild-moderate) co-prescribed with cefotaxime Peritonitis (severe) co-prescribed with ceftriaxone Peritoneal abscess (severe) co-prescribed with ceftriaxone Peritoneal abscess (mild-moderate) co-prescribed with ceftriaxone Peritonitis (mild-moderate) co-prescribed with ceftriaxone Peritonitis (severe)
    Second choice
    co-prescribed with ciprofloxacin Peritoneal abscess (mild-moderate) co-prescribed with ciprofloxacin Peritonitis (mild-moderate)
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
    Section
    Antiamoebic and antigiardiasis medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg per 5 mL (as benzoate)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg in 100 mL vial
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 200 mg; 250 mg; 400 mg; 500 mg
    Indications
    Amoebiasis
  432. Micafungin General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial (as sodium) powder for injection; 100 mg in vial (as sodium) powder for injection
    Indications
    Systemic or invasive candidosis
  433. Miconazole General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Antifungal medicines
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 2% (nitrate)
    • Local > Topical > Ointment: 2% (nitrate)
    Indications
    Fungal infection of the skin
  434. Midazolam General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Oral > Liquid: 2 mg per mL oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 7.5 mg solid oral dosage form; 15 mg solid oral dosage form
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg per mL injection; 5 mg per mL injection
    Indications
    Palliative care
    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
    Therapeutic equivalent to lorazepam for Status epilepticus Status epilepticus
    Section
    Preoperative medication and sedation for short-term procedures
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg per mL
    • Oral > Liquid: 2 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 15 mg tablet; 7.5 mg tablet
    Indications
    Sedative-hypnotic and anxiolytic drugs
  435. Mifepristone - misoprostol General information
    Section
    Uterotonics
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg + 200 µg; 200 mg [1] + 200 µg [4] in co-package
    Indications
    Induced abortion
  436. Miltefosine General information
    Section
    Antileishmaniasis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg; 50 mg
    Indications
    Visceral leishmaniasis Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis Cutaneous leishmaniasis
  437. Misoprostol General information
    Section
    Uterotonics
    • Oral > Solid: 200 µg
    • Local > Vaginal > tablet: 25 µg
    Indications
    Spontaneous abortion, incomplete, without complication Unspecified obstetric condition Postpartum haemorrhage
  438. Mometasone General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to budesonide for Asthma
  439. Mometasone + formoterol General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to budesonide + formoterol for Asthma
  440. Morphine General information
    Section
    Preoperative medication and sedation for short-term procedures
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg in 1 mL ampoule (sulfate OR hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Opioids or related analgesics and agents affecting opioid receptors
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    • Oral > Liquid: 10 mg per 5 mL (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate)
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg immediate release (morphine sulfate); 10 to 200 mg slow release (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate)
    • Oral > Other: 20 to 200 mg slow release granules to mix with water (morphine sulfate)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 10 mg in 1 mL ampoule (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate)
    Indications
    Pain
  441. Moxifloxacin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 400 mg tablet; 100 mg tablet (dispersible)
    • Oral > Solid: 400 mg tablet
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tuberculosis
  442. Multiple micronutrient powder General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Oral > Other:
    Indications
    Iron deficiency anaemia
  443. Multiple micronutrient supplement General information
    Section
    Other medicines administered to the mother
    • Tablet containing:
    • Vit A: 800 mcg retinol activity equivalent
    • Vit C: 70 mg
    • Vit D: 5 mcg (200 IU)
    • Vit E: 10 mg alpha tocopherol equivalent
    • Vit B1: 1.4 mg
    • Vit B2: 1.4 mg
    • Vit B3: 18 mg niacin equivalent
    • Vit B6: 1.9 mg
    • Folic acid: 400 mcg
    • Vit B12: 2.6 mcg
    • Iron: 30 mg
    • Iodine: 150 mcg
    • Zinc: 15 mg
    • Selenium: 65 mcg
    • Copper: 2 mg
    Indications
    Maternal care for other specified conditions predominantly related to pregnancy
  444. Mumps vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for immunization programmes with certain characteristics
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against mumps alone
  445. Mupirocin General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Anti-infective medicines
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 2% (as mupirocin calcium)
    • Local > Topical > Ointment: 2%
    Indications
    Superficial bacterial folliculitis Impetigo
  446. Nadroparin General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to enoxaparin for Acute ischaemic heart disease Therapeutic equivalent to enoxaparin for Venous thromboembolism
  447. Nalidixic acid General information
    Section
    Anti-infective medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg; 500 mg
    Indications
    Shigella resistant to unspecified antibiotic
  448. Naloxone General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 400 µg per 1 mL in ampoule (naloxone hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Unintentional exposure to or harmful effects of opioids or related analgesics
  449. Natamycin General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Suspension: 5% eye drops
    Indications
    Infectious keratitis
  450. Nelfinavir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Protease inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as mesilate)
    • Oral > Other: 50 mg per g oral powder
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  451. Neostigmine General information
    Section
    Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 15 mg (neostigmine bromide)
    • 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)
    Indications
    Myasthenia gravis Anticholinesterase reversible
  452. Netilmicin General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to gentamicin for Other specified conjunctivitis Therapeutic equivalent to gentamicin for Infectious blepharitis
  453. Nevirapine General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL oral solution
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg tablet; 50 mg tablet (dispersible)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  454. Niclosamide General information
    Section
    Intestinal anthelminthics
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg tablet (chewable)
    Indications
    Hymenolepiasis Diphyllobothriasis Taeniasis due to Taenia saginata Taeniasis due to Taenia solium
  455. Nicotinamide General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg
    Indications
    Pellagra
  456. Nifedipine General information
    Section
    Antioxytocics (tocolytics)
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg (immediate-release)
    Indications
    Preterm labour without delivery
    Section
    Antianginal medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg
    Indications
    Angina pectoris
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg tablet; sustained-release formulations
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
  457. Nifurtimox General information
    Section
    Medicines for the treatment of 2nd stage African trypanosomiasis
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 120 mg (scored); 30 mg (scored)
    Indications
    African trypanosomiasis
    Section
    American trypanosomiasis
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 30 mg (scored); 120 mg (scored)
    Indications
    Chagas disease
  458. Nilotinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg capsule; 200 mg capsule
    Indications
    Chronic myeloid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified
  459. Nilutamide General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to bicalutamide for Malignant neoplasms of prostate
  460. Nitrous oxide General information
    Section
    General anaesthetics and oxygen > Inhalational medicines
    • Respiratory > Inhalation:
    Indications
    Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases
  461. Nivolumab General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL concentrate solution for infusion
    Indications
    Other specified malignant neoplasms of bronchus or lung Melanoma of skin
  462. Norethisterone General information
    Section
    Oral hormonal contraceptives
    • Oral > Solid: 350 µg
    Indications
    Contact with health services for contraceptive management
    Section
    Progestogens
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg
    Indications
    Excessive menstruation with irregular cycle Therapeutic equivalent to medroxyprogesterone acetate for Excessive menstruation with irregular cycle
  463. Norethisterone enantate General information
    Section
    Injectable hormonal contraceptives
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 200 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule oily solution
    Indications
    Contact with health services for reasons associated with reproduction
  464. Normal immunoglobulin General information
    Section
    Human immunoglobulins
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5% protein solution; 10% protein solution
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 16% protein solution
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 15% protein solution; 16% protein solution
    Indications
    Primary immunodeficiencies Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome Langerhans cell histiocytosis
  465. Nystatin General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 100000 IU per mL
    • Local > Topical > Other: 100000 IU pessary
    • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 500000 IU
    • Oral > Solid > lozenge: 100000 IU
    Indications
    Candidosis
  466. 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
  467. Ofloxacin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg; 400 mg
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Section
    Ear, nose and throat medicines [c]
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ciprofloxacin for Infectious diseases of external ear
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.3%
    Indications
    Other specified conjunctivitis Infectious keratitis
  468. Omadacycline General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg lyophilized powder for injection
    • Oral > Solid: 300 mg
    Indications
    Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  469. Ombitasvir + paritaprevir + ritonavir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Non-pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid: 12.5 mg + 75 mg + 50 mg tablet
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  470. Omeprazole General information
    Section
    Antiulcer medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 20 mg powder for oral liquid; 40 mg powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg; 20 mg; 40 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 40 mg in vial
    Indications
    Peptic ulcer, site unspecified Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Gastrointestinal bleeding
  471. Ondansetron General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (ondansetron base, as hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Liquid: 4 mg per 5 mL (ondansetron base)
    • Oral > Solid: 4 mg (ondansetron base); 8 mg (ondansetron base)
    Indications
    Palliative care
    Section
    Antiemetic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (ondansetron base, as hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Liquid: 4 mg per 5 mL (ondansetron base)
    • Oral > Solid: 4 mg (ondansetron base); 8 mg (ondansetron base); 24 mg (ondansetron base)
    Indications
    Nausea or vomiting
  472. Oral rehydration salts General information
    Section
    Oral rehydration
    • Powder for dilution in 200 mL, 500 mL, 1 L:
    • - glucose 75 mEq
    • - sodium 75 mEq or mmol/L
    • - chloride 65 mEq or mmol/L
    • - potassium 20 mEq or mmol/L
    • - citrate 10 mmol/L
    • - osmolarity 245 mOsm/L
    • - glucose 13.5 g/L
    • - sodium chloride 2.6 g/L
    • - potassium chloride 1.5 g/L
    • - trisodium citrate dihydrate 2.9 g/L
    Indications
    Diarrhoea
    Section
    Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Oral
    • Powder for dilution in 200 mL, 500 mL, 1 L:
    • - glucose 75 mEq
    • - sodium 75 mEq or mmol/L
    • - chloride 65 mEq or mmol/L
    • - potassium 20 mEq or mmol/L
    • - citrate 10 mmol/L
    • - osmolarity 245 mOsm/L
    • - glucose 13.5 g/L
    • - sodium chloride 2.6 g/L
    • - potassium chloride 1.5 g/L
    • - trisodium citrate dihydrate 2.9 g/L
    Indications
    Other specified disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance
  473. Oral rehydration salts - zinc sulfate General information
    Section
    Medicines used in diarrhoea
    • Oral > Other: ORS powder for dilution and zinc sulfate solid oral dosage form 20 mg (co-packaged)
    Indications
    Diarrhoea
  474. Oseltamivir General information
    Section
    Other antivirals
    • Oral > Solid: 30 mg capsule (as phosphate); 45 mg capsule (as phosphate); 75 mg capsule (as phosphate)
    Indications
    Influenza due to identified seasonal influenza virus
  475. Oxaliplatin General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial powder for injection; 100 mg in vial powder for injection; 50 mg per 10 mL in 10 mL vial; 100 mg per 20 mL in 20 mL vial; 200 mg per 40 mL in 40 mL vial
    Indications
    Malignant neoplasm metastasis in large intestine Malignant neoplasms of colon
  476. Oxamniquine General information
    Section
    Antischistosomals and other antitrematode medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 250 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg capsule
    Indications
    Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni
  477. Oxazolindinones General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • .
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
  478. Oxycodone General information
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to morphine for Pain
  479. Oxygen General information
    Section
    General anaesthetics and oxygen > Inhalational medicines
    • Respiratory > Inhalation: (medical gas)
    Indications
    Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases
    Section
    Medical gases
    • Respiratory > Inhalation:
    Indications
    Respiratory failure as acute or chronic
  480. Oxytetracycline General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to tetracycline for Other specified conjunctivitis Therapeutic equivalent to tetracycline for Infectious keratitis Therapeutic equivalent to tetracycline for Infectious blepharitis Therapeutic equivalent to tetracycline for Trachoma
  481. Oxytocin General information
    Section
    Uterotonics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 10 IU per mL
    Indications
    Postpartum haemorrhage
  482. P-aminosalicylate sodium General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 5.52 g in sachet (equivalent to 4 g p-aminosalicylic acid)
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  483. P-aminosalicylic acid General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 4 g granules in sachet
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  485. Palonosetron General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Palliative care
    Section
    Antiemetic medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Nausea or vomiting
  486. Pancreatic enzymes General information
    Section
    Pancreatic enzymes
    • Oral > Solid: Age-appropriate formulations and doses including lipase, protease and amylase.
    Indications
    Enzyme intestinal
  487. 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
    Section
    Antimigraine medicines > For treatment of acute attack
    • 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
  488. Paromomycin General information
    Section
    Antileishmaniasis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 750 mg paromomycin base (as sulfate)
    Indications
    Visceral leishmaniasis
    Section
    Antiamoebic and antigiardiasis medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL as sulfate
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg as sulfate
    Indications
    Amoebiasis
  489. Pegaspargase General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 3750 units per 5 mL in vial; 3750 units in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified
  490. Pegylated interferon alfa (2a) General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Other antivirals for hepatitis C
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 180 µg in vial; 180 µg in prefilled syringe
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  491. Pegylated interferon alfa (2b) General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Other antivirals for hepatitis C
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 80 µg in prefilled syringe; 100 µg in prefilled syringe
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  492. Pembrolizumab General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to nivolumab for Melanoma of skin
  493. Penicillamine General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
    Section
    Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg
    Indications
    Rheumatoid arthritis, serology unspecified
  494. Pentamidine General information
    Section
    Antileishmaniasis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 200 mg (as isetionate); 300 mg (as isetionate)
    Indications
    Visceral leishmaniasis
    Section
    Antipneumocystosis and antitoxoplasmosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg tablet; 300 mg tablet
    Indications
    Pneumocystosis
    Section
    Medicines for the treatment of 1st stage African trypanosomiasis
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 300 mg in vial (as isetionate) powder for injection
    Indications
    African trypanosomiasis
  495. Permethrin General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Scabicides and pediculicides
    • Local > Topical > Lotion: 1%
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 5%
    Indications
    Pediculosis corporis Pediculosis capitis Scabies
  496. Pertussis vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against pertussis alone
  497. Pertuzumab General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 240 mg per 14 mL in vial concentrated solution
    Indications
    Carcinoma of breast, specialised type
  498. Phenobarbital General information
    Section
    Antiseizure medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 15 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 15 to 100 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 200 mg per mL (phenobarbital sodium); 30 mg per mL (phenobarbital sodium); 60 mg per mL (phenobarbital sodium)
    Indications
    Epilepsy or seizures Status epilepticus
  499. Phenoxymethylpenicillin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Oral > Liquid: 250 mg per 5 mL (as potassium salt) powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as potassium salt) tablet
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as potassium salt); 500 mg (as potassium salt)
    Indications
    First choice
    Acute pharyngitis Periapical abscess without sinus Bacterial pneumonia (Community-acquired pneumonia - mild to moderate)
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  500. 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: 50 mg (phenytoin sodium); 25 mg (phenytoin sodium); 100 mg (phenytoin sodium)
    Indications
    Epilepsy or seizures
  501. 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
  502. Pilocarpine General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Miotics and antiglaucoma medicines
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 2% (hydrochloride or nitrate); 4% (hydrochloride or nitrate)
    Indications
    Acute angle closure with pupillary block Ocular hypertension Primary open-angle glaucoma
  503. Piperacillin + tazobactam General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 g (as sodium salt) + 250 mg (as sodium salt) powder for injection; 4 g (as sodium salt) + 500 mg (as sodium salt) powder for injection
    Indications
    First choice
    Peritoneal abscess (severe) Neutropenia (high-risk) Peritonitis (severe) Other specified pneumonia (Hospital-acquired pneumonia)
  504. Platelets General information
    Section
    Blood and blood components
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV:
    Indications
    Blood transfusion without reported diagnosis
  505. Plazomicin General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg per 10 mL (Injection)
    Indications
    Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales
  506. Pneumococcal vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against single bacterial diseases
  507. Podophyllotoxin General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to podophyllum resin for Anogenital warts Therapeutic equivalent to podophyllum resin for Plantar warts
  508. Podophyllum resin General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 10 to 25%
    Indications
    Anogenital warts Plantar warts
  509. Poliomyelitis vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against poliomyelitis
  510. Polygeline General information
    Section
    Plasma substitutes
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 3.5% injectable solution
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 3.5% in solution
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to dextran 70 for Hypovolaemia Hypovolaemia
  511. Polymyxins General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • .
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
  512. Potassium chloride General information
    Section
    Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Oral
    • Oral > Liquid: powder for solution
    Indications
    Hypokalaemia
    Section
    Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Parenteral
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 11.2% in 20 mL ampoule (equivalent to K+ 1.5 mmol/mL and Cl- 1.5 mmol/mL); 7.5% solution for dilution (equivalent to K+ 1 mmol/mL and Cl- 2 mmol/mL); 15% solution for dilution (equivalent to K+ 2 mmol/mL and Cl- 2 mmol/mL)
    Indications
    Hypokalaemia
  513. Potassium ferric hexacyanoferrate General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Oral > Solid: Powder for oral administration
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
  514. Potassium iodide General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    • Local > Topical > Solution: Saturated solution
    Indications
    Sporotrichosis
    Section
    Thyroid hormones and antithyroid medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 60 mg
    Indications
    Thyrotoxicosis
  515. Potassium permanganate General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Anti-infective medicines
    • Local > Topical > Solution: aqueous solution: 1:10 000
    Indications
    Tropical phagedaenic ulcer Pemphigus Other specified pyogenic bacterial infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue Impetigo
  516. Povidone iodine General information
    Section
    Antiseptics
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 10% (equivalent to 1% available iodine)
    Indications
    Povidone iodine
  517. Pralidoxime General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • .
    Indications
    Exposure to or harmful effects of undetermined intent of pesticides
  518. 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
  519. Pravastatin General information
    Section
    Lipid-lowering agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Mixed hyperlipidaemia Therapeutic equivalent to simvastatin for Coronary atherosclerosis
  520. Praziquantel General information
    Section
    Antischistosomals and other antitrematode medicines
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 600 mg (scored); 500 mg; 150 mg
    Indications
    Paragonimiasis Clonorchiasis Opisthorchiasis Schistosomiasis
    Section
    Intestinal anthelminthics
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 600 mg (scored); 500 mg; 150 mg
    Indications
    Taeniasis due to Taenia saginata Taeniasis due to Taenia solium Diphyllobothriasis Hymenolepiasis
    Section
    Cysticidal medicines
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 600 mg (scored); 500 mg; 150 mg
    Indications
    Cysticercosis of central nervous system
  521. Precipitated sulfur General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Scabicides and pediculicides
    • Local > Topical > Ointment:
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to benzyl benzoate for Pthiriasis Therapeutic equivalent to benzyl benzoate for Pediculosis corporis Therapeutic equivalent to benzyl benzoate for Pediculosis capitis Therapeutic equivalent to benzyl benzoate for Scabies
  522. Prednisolone General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Oral > Liquid: 5 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg; 25 mg
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Plasma cell myeloma Follicular lymphoma Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Malignant neoplasms of prostate Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma Hodgkin lymphoma Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive Langerhans cell histiocytosis
    Section
    Anti-inflammatory medicines
    • Local > Rectal > Retention enema:
    • Local > Rectal > Retention enema: 20 mg per 100 mL (as sodium phosphate)
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to hydrocortisone for Crohn disease site Crohn disease site Ulcerative colitis
    Section
    Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
    • Oral > Liquid: 5 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg; 25 mg
    Indications
    Allergic or hypersensitivity conditions of unspecified type
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-inflammatory agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.5% (sodium phosphate)
    Indications
    Scleritis Anterior uveitis
  523. Prednisone General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Plasma cell myeloma Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Follicular lymphoma Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Malignant neoplasms of prostate Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Hodgkin lymphoma Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Langerhans cell histiocytosis
    Section
    Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to prednisolone for Allergic or hypersensitivity conditions of unspecified type
  524. Pretomanid General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 200 mg
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  525. Primaquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 7.5 mg tablet (as phosphate); 15 mg tablet (as phosphate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium ovale Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  526. Probenecid General information
    Section
    Medicines used to treat gout
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg
    Indications
    Gout
  527. 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
  528. Procaine benzylpenicillin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 1 g in vial (=1 million IU) powder for injection; 3 g in vial (=3 million IU) powder for injection
    Indications
    First choice
    Congenital syphilis [children]
    Second choice
    Syphilis
  529. Procarbazine General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Hodgkin lymphoma
  530. Progesterone vaginal ring General information
    Section
    Intravaginal contraceptives
    • Local > Vaginal > vaginal ring: 2.074 g micronized progesterone
    Indications
    Contact with health services for contraceptive management
  531. Proguanil General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
  532. Promethazine General information
    Section
    Antiemetic medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 5 mg per 5 mL (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg (hydrochloride); 25 mg (hydrochloride)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 25 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Nausea or vomiting
  533. Propanol General information
    Section
    Antiseptics
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ethanol for Denatured alcohol
  534. Propofol General information
    Section
    General anaesthetics and oxygen > Injectable medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL; 20 mg per mL
    Indications
    Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases
  535. 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
    Section
    Antimigraine medicines > For prophylaxis
    • Oral > Solid: 40 mg tablet (hydrochloride); 20 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Migraine
  536. Propylthiouracil General information
    Section
    Thyroid hormones and antithyroid medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg
    Indications
    Thyrotoxicosis
  537. Prostaglandin E1 General information
    Section
    Medicines administered to the neonate [c]
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 0.5 mg per mL in alcohol
    Indications
    Other specified congenital anomaly of great arteries including arterial duct
  538. Prostaglandin E2 General information
    Section
    Medicines administered to the neonate [c]
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg per mL
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to prostaglandin E1 for Other specified congenital anomaly of great arteries including arterial duct Other specified congenital anomaly of great arteries including arterial duct
  539. 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
  540. Protionamide General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ethionamide for Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  541. Pyrantel General information
    Section
    Intestinal anthelminthics
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 250 mg (chewable) (as embonate or pamoate)
    Indications
    Ascariasis Enterobiasis Trichuriasis Hookworm diseases
  542. Pyrazinamide General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 400 mg; 150 mg tablet (dispersible); 500 mg
    Indications
    Tuberculosis
  543. Pyridostigmine General information
    Section
    Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg in 1 mL ampoule (pyridostigmine bromide)
    • Oral > Solid: 60 mg (pyridostigmine bromide)
    Indications
    Myasthenia gravis
  544. Pyridoxine General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Vitamin B6 deficiency Sideroblastic anaemia Other specified polyneuropathy
  545. Pyrimethamine General information
    Section
    Antipneumocystosis and antitoxoplasmosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg
    Indications
    Toxoplasmosis
  546. Quinidine General information
    Section
    Antiarrhythmic medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg (sulfate)
    Indications
    Cardiac arrhythmia
  547. Quinine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 300 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (quinine hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 300 mg (quinine sulfate or quinine bisulfate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
  548. Rabies vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for some high-risk populations
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against rabies
  549. Raltegravir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Integrase inhibitors
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg granules for oral suspension
    • Oral > Solid: 400 mg tablet; 25 mg tablet (chewable)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  550. Ranibizumab General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) preparations
    • .
    Indications
    Retinal venous occlusions Diabetic macular oedema Degenerative high myopia Age related macular degeneration
  551. Ranitidine General information
    Section
    Antiulcer medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 75 mg per 5 mL (as hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg (as hydrochloride)
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 25 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Peptic ulcer, site unspecified
  552. Rasburicase General information
    Section
    Supportive medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1.5 mg in vial powder and solvent for solution; 7.5 mg in vial powder and solvent for solution
    Indications
    Tumour lysis syndrome
  553. Ravidasvir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 200 mg
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  554. Realgar-indigo naturalis formulation General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 270 mg (containing tetra-arsenic tetra-sulfide 30 mg)
    Indications
    Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities
  555. Red blood cells General information
    Section
    Blood and blood components
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV:
    Indications
    Blood transfusion without reported diagnosis
  556. Retinol General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 100000 IU in 2 mL ampoule (as palmitate) water-miscible injection
    • Oral > Liquid: 100000 IU per mL (as palmitate) oral oily solution in multidose dispenser
    • Oral > Solid: 10000 IU (as palmitate) sugar-coated tablet; 200000 IU (as palmitate) capsule; 50000 IU (as palmitate) capsule; 100000 IU (as palmitate) capsule
    Indications
    Vitamin A deficiency
  557. Ribavirin General information
    Section
    Other antivirals
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1000 mg per 10 mL phosphate buffer solution; 800 mg per 10 mL phosphate buffer solution
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg; 400 mg; 600 mg
    Indications
    Viral haemorrhagic fever, not elsewhere classified
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Other antivirals for hepatitis C
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1000 mg per 10 mL phosphate buffer solution; 800 mg per 10 mL phosphate buffer solution
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg; 400 mg; 600 mg
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  558. Riboflavin General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg
    Indications
    Vitamin B2 deficiency
  559. Rifabutin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg
    Indications
    Tuberculosis
  560. Rifampicin General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 20 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg; 300 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 600 mg in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Tuberculosis Other specified tuberculosis
    Section
    Antileprosy medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 20 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg; 300 mg
    Indications
    Leprosy
  561. Rifapentine General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg tablet; 300 mg tablet
    Indications
    Tuberculosis Latent tuberculosis
  562. Risdiplam General information
    Section
    Medicines for diseases of the nervous system
    • Oral > Liquid: 0.75 mg per mL powder for oral liquid
    Indications
    Spinal muscular atrophy
  563. Ritonavir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Protease inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg tablet (heat stable); 100 mg tablet (heat stable)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  564. Rituximab General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per 10 mL in 10 mL vial; 500 mg per 50 mL in 50 mL vial
    Indications
    Follicular lymphoma Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas
    Section
    Medicines for multiple sclerosis
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500 mg per 50 mL in 50 mL vial
    Indications
    Multiple sclerosis
  565. Rivaroxaban General information
    Section
    Medicines affecting coagulation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Venous thromboembolism Therapeutic equivalent to dabigatran for Other specified atrial fibrillation
  566. 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
  567. Rotavirus vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against certain single viral diseases
  568. Rubella vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against rubella alone
  569. Salbutamol General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 µg per mL in 5 mL ampoule (as sulfate)
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > aerosol: 100 µg per dose (as sulfate); 100 µg per dose (as sulfate) metered-dose inhaler
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > solution: 5 mg per mL (as sulfate) for use in nebulizers
    Indications
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Asthma
  570. Salicylic acid General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 5%
    Indications
    Seborrhoeic dermatitis Psoriasis of unspecified type Ichthyoses
  571. Saquinavir General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Protease inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg; 500 mg
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  572. Selenium sulfide General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Antifungal medicines
    • Local > Topical > Suspension: 2% detergent-based
    Indications
    Seborrhoeic dermatitis Pityriasis versicolor
  573. 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
    Section
    Laxatives
    • Oral > Solid: 7.5 mg (sennosides) (or traditional dosage forms)
    Indications
    Constipation
  574. Sevoflurane General information
    Section
    General anaesthetics and oxygen > Inhalational medicines
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > liquid:
    Indications
    Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases
  575. Silver diamine fluoride General information
    Section
    Dental medicines and preparations
    • Local > Dental > Solution: 38% w/v
    Indications
    Dental caries
  576. Silver nitrate General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 1%
    Indications
    Neonatal conjunctivitis or dacryocystitis
  577. Silver sulfadiazine General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Anti-infective medicines
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 1%
    Indications
    Burns
  578. Simeprevir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Non-pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  579. Simvastatin General information
    Section
    Lipid-lowering agents
    • Oral > Solid: 5 mg; 10 mg; 20 mg; 40 mg
    Indications
    Mixed hyperlipidaemia Coronary atherosclerosis
    Section
    Medicines for endocrine disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 20 mg
    Indications
    Polycystic ovary syndrome
  580. Smallpox vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against certain single viral diseases
  581. Snake antivenom General information
    Section
    Immunologicals > Sera, immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies
    • .
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
  582. Sodium calcium edetate General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 200 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
  583. Sodium chloride General information
    Section
    Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Parenteral
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 0.9% isotonic (equivalent to Na+ 154 mmol/L and Cl- 154 mmol/L)
    Indications
    Other specified disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance
  584. Sodium hydrogen carbonate General information
    Section
    Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Parenteral
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1.4% isotonic (equivalent to Na+ 167 mmol/L and HCO3- 167 mmol/L); 8.4% in 10 mL ampoule (equivalent to Na+ 1000 mmol/L and HCO3- 1000 mmol/L)
    Indications
    Acidosis
  585. Sodium nitrite General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 30 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
  586. Sodium nitroprusside General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in ampoule powder for infusion
    Indications
    Hypertensive crisis
  587. Sodium stibogluconate General information
    Section
    Antileishmaniasis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 100 mg per mL in 30 mL vial
    Indications
    Visceral leishmaniasis Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis Cutaneous leishmaniasis
  588. Sodium thiosulfate General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Antifungal medicines
    • Local > Topical > Solution: 15%
    Indications
    Pityriasis versicolor
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 mg per mL in 50 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
  589. Sofosbuvir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid: 400 mg; 200 mg
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  590. Sofosbuvir + velpatasvir General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis C > Pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral combinations
    • Oral > Solid: 400 mg + 100 mg tablet; 200 mg + 50 mg tablet
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis C
  591. Spectinomycin General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 2 g in vial (as hydrochloride) powder for injection
    Indications
    Second choice
    Gonococcal infection
    Other indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  592. Spironolactone General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg
    Indications
    Heart failure
    Section
    Diuretics
    • Oral > Liquid: 10 mg per 5 mL; 25 mg per 5 mL; 5 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg
    Indications
    Oedema Ascites
  593. Stavudine General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Liquid: 5 mg per 5 mL powder for oral solution
    • Oral > Solid: 15 mg; 20 mg; 30 mg
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  594. Streptokinase General information
    Section
    Thrombolytic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1.5 million IU in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Acute myocardial infarction
  595. Streptomycin (injection) General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 g powder for injection (as sulfate) as vial
    Indications
    Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  596. Succimer General information
    Section
    Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg
    Indications
    Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
  597. Sulfacetamide General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Ointment: 10% (sodium salt)
    Indications
    Other specified conjunctivitis
  598. Sulfadiazine General information
    Section
    Antipneumocystosis and antitoxoplasmosis medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg
    Indications
    Toxoplasmosis
    Section
    Anti-infective medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 250 mg in 4 mL ampoule (sodium salt)
    Indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  599. Sulfadimidine General information
    Section
    Anti-infective medicines
    • Oral > Liquid: 500 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 g in 3 mL ampoule (sodium salt)
    Indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  600. Sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg + 25 mg tablet
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg + 25 mg tablet
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg + 12.5 mg tablet
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
  601. Sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 80 mg + 16 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule; 80 mg + 16 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule
    • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg + 40 mg per 5 mL oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg + 20 mg tablet; 400 mg + 80 mg tablet; 800 mg + 160 mg tablet
    Indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
    Section
    Antipneumocystosis and antitoxoplasmosis medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 80 mg + 16 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule; 80 mg + 16 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule
    • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg + 40 mg per 5 mL oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg + 20 mg tablet; 400 mg + 80 mg tablet; 800 mg + 160 mg tablet
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 100 mg + 20 mg
    Indications
    Pneumocystosis
  602. Sulfasalazine General information
    Section
    Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg
    Indications
    Rheumatoid arthritis, serology unspecified
    Section
    Anti-inflammatory medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg
    • Local > Rectal > Suppository: 500 mg
    • Local > Rectal > Retention enema:
    Indications
    Crohn disease site Ulcerative colitis
  603. Sumatriptan General information
    Section
    Antimigraine medicines > For treatment of acute attack
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  604. Suramin sodium General information
    Section
    Antifilarials
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 g in vial
    Indications
    Filariasis
    Section
    Medicines for the treatment of 1st stage African trypanosomiasis
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 g in vial
    Indications
    African trypanosomiasis
  605. Surfactant General information
    Section
    Medicines administered to the neonate [c]
    • Respiratory > Suspension: 80 mg per mL for intratracheal instillation; 25 mg per mL for intratracheal instillation
    Indications
    Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn
  606. Suxamethonium General information
    Section
    Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (suxamethonium chloride); powder for injection (suxamethonium chloride) in vial
    Indications
    Muscle relaxants
  607. Tacalcitol General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to calcipotriol for Psoriasis of unspecified type
  608. Tacrolimus General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators for non-malignant disease
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5 mg per mL in 1 mL vial
    • Oral > Liquid: 0.2 mg granules for oral suspension; 1 mg granules for oral suspension
    • Oral > Solid: 0.5 mg (immediate-release); 0.75 mg (immediate-release); 1 mg (immediate-release); 2 mg (immediate-release); 5 mg (immediate-release)
    Indications
    Failure or rejection of transplanted organs or tissues
  609. Tamoxifen General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    • Oral > Solid: 10 mg (as citrate); 20 mg (as citrate)
    Indications
    Other specified malignant neoplasms of breast Malignant neoplasms of breast
  610. Telmisartan + amlodipine General information
    Section
    Antihypertensive medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 40 mg + 5 mg; 80 mg + 5 mg; 80 mg + 10 mg
    Indications
    Essential hypertension
  611. 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
  612. Tenofovir alafenamide General information
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis B > Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 25 mg
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis B
  613. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 300 mg tablet (equivalent to 245 mg tenofovir disoproxil)
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified Contact with or exposure to human immunodeficiency virus
    Section
    Medicines for hepatitis B > Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Oral > Solid: 300 mg tablet (equivalent to 245 mg tenofovir disoproxil)
    Indications
    Chronic hepatitis B
  614. Terbinafine General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Antifungal medicines
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 1% terbinafine hydrochloride
    • Local > Topical > Ointment: 1% terbinafine hydrochloride
    Indications
    Fungal infection of the skin
  615. Terbutaline General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to salbutamol for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Therapeutic equivalent to salbutamol for Asthma
  616. Terizidone General information
    Section
    Antituberculosis medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to cycloserine for Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  617. Testosterone General information
    Section
    Androgens
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 200 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (enantate)
    Indications
    Testicular dysfunction or testosterone-related disorders
  618. Tetanus antitoxin General information
    Section
    Immunologicals > Sera, immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 50000 IU in vial
    Indications
    Tetanus
  619. Tetanus vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for all immunization programmes
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against tetanus alone
  620. Tetracaine General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Local anaesthetics
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.5% (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Local anaesthetics
  621. Tetracycline General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Bacterial infection of unspecified site
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Ointment: 1% (tetracycline hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Neonatal conjunctivitis or dacryocystitis Other specified conjunctivitis Infectious keratitis Infectious blepharitis Trachoma
  622. Thalidomide General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg
    Indications
    Plasma cell myeloma
  623. Thiamine General information
    Section
    Vitamins and minerals
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Vitamin B1 deficiency
  624. Thiopental General information
    Section
    General anaesthetics and oxygen > Injectable medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to propofol for Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases
  625. Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for certain regions
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against arthropod-borne viral encephalitis
  626. Tigecycline General information
    Section
    Reserve group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Other specified bacterial diseases
  627. Timolol General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Miotics and antiglaucoma medicines
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.25% (hydrogen maleate); 0.5% (hydrogen maleate)
    Indications
    Primary open-angle glaucoma Ocular hypertension
  628. Tinidazole General information
    Section
    Antiamoebic and antigiardiasis medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to metronidazole for Amoebiasis
  629. Tioguanine General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Oral > Solid: 40 mg
    Indications
    Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified
  630. Tiotropium bromide General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > dry powder: 18 µg capsule
    • Respiratory > Inhalation > solution: 1.25 µg per actuation; 2.5 µg per actuation
    Indications
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  631. Tisagenlecleucel General information
    Section
    Antineoplastics and supportive medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to axicabtagene ciloleucel for Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas
  632. Tislelizumab General information
    Section
    Immunomodulators
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per 10 mL
    Indications
    Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract Hodgkin lymphoma
  633. Tobramycin General information
    Section
    Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to gentamicin for Other specified conjunctivitis Therapeutic equivalent to gentamicin for Infectious blepharitis
  634. Tolbutamide General information
    Section
    Oral hypoglycaemic agents
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg
    Indications
    Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  635. Torasemide General information
    Section
    Medicines used in heart failure
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to furosemide for Heart failure
    Section
    Diuretics
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to furosemide for Anuria or oliguria Therapeutic equivalent to furosemide for Oedema
  636. Tramadol General information
    Section
    Opioid analgesics
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per mL (hydrochloride)
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg (hydrochloride) immediate release; 50 mg (hydrochloride) controlled release; 100 mg (hydrochloride) controlled release; 150 mg (hydrochloride) controlled release; 200 mg (hydrochloride) controlled release; 300 mg (hydrochloride) controlled release; 400 mg (hydrochloride) controlled release
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 50 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Chronic cancer pain
  637. Trametinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Oral > Solid: 0.5 mg; 2 mg
    Indications
    Other specified melanoma of skin
  638. 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
    Section
    Other medicines administered to the mother
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Postpartum haemorrhage
  639. Trastuzumab General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 60 mg in vial powder for injection; 150 mg in vial powder for injection; 440 mg in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Carcinoma of breast, specialised type
  640. Trastuzumab emtansine General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 100 mg in vial powder for injection; 160 mg in vial powder for injection
    Indications
    Carcinoma of breast, specialised type
  641. Triclabendazole General information
    Section
    Antischistosomals and other antitrematode medicines
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 250 mg (scored)
    Indications
    Fascioliasis Paragonimiasis
  642. 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
  643. Trimethoprim General information
    Section
    Access group antibiotics
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per mL
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg; 200 mg
    Indications
    First choice
    Infectious cystitis
  644. Triptorelin General information
    Section
    Hormones and antihormones
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to leuprorelin for Malignant neoplasms of breast Therapeutic equivalent to leuprorelin for Malignant neoplasms of prostate
  645. Tropicamide General information
    Section
    Diagnostic agents > Ophthalmic medicines
    • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.5%
    Indications
    Cycloplegic drug
  646. Tropisetron General information
    Section
    Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Palliative care
    Section
    Antiemetic medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ondansetron for Nausea or vomiting
  647. Tuberculin, purified protein derivative General information
    Section
    Immunologicals > Diagnostic agents
    • Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Intradermal:
    Indications
    Mycobacterial diseases
  648. Tubocurarine General information
    Section
    Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL in 1.5 mL ampoule (tubocurarine chloride)
    Indications
    Muscle relaxants
  649. Typhoid vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for some high-risk populations
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against typhoid-paratyphoid alone
  650. Ulipristal General information
    Section
    Oral hormonal contraceptives
    • Oral > Solid: 30 mg tablet (ulipristal acetate)
    Indications
    Contact with health services for postcoital contraception
  651. Umeclidinium General information
    Section
    Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to tiotropium bromide for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  652. Urea General information
    Section
    Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
    • Local > Topical > Cream: 10%; 5%
    • Local > Topical > Ointment: 10%; 5%
    Indications
    Xerosis cutis or asteatosis
  653. Valaciclovir General information
    Section
    Antiherpes medicines
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to aciclovir for Zoster Therapeutic equivalent to aciclovir for Varicella Therapeutic equivalent to aciclovir for Herpes simplex infections
  654. Valganciclovir General information
    Section
    Other antivirals
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per mL powder for oral solution
    • Oral > Solid: 450 mg Tablet
    Indications
    Cytomegaloviral retinitis
  655. 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
    Section
    Medicines for bipolar disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 200 mg tablet (enteric-coated); 500 mg tablet (enteric-coated)
    Indications
    Bipolar or related disorders
  656. Vancomycin General information
    Section
    Watch group antibiotics
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 250 mg in vial (as hydrochloride) powder for injection
    Indications
    First choice
    co-prescribed with ceftazidime Endophthalmitis co-prescribed with ceftriaxone Endophthalmitis
    Other indications
    Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  657. Varenicline General information
    Section
    Medicines for nicotine use disorders
    • Oral > Solid: 0.5 mg; 1 mg
    Indications
    Nicotine dependence
  658. Varicella vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for immunization programmes with certain characteristics
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against certain single viral diseases
  659. Vecuronium General information
    Section
    Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg in vial powder for injection (vecuronium bromide)
    Indications
    Muscle relaxants
  660. Vemurafenib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to dabrafenib for Other specified melanoma of skin
  661. 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
  663. Vincristine General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg in vial (vincristine sulfate); 5 mg in vial (vincristine sulfate)
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg in vial (vincristine sulfate); 5 mg in vial (vincristine sulfate); 1 mg per mL in vial (vincristine sulfate); 2 mg per 2 mL in vial (vincristine sulfate)
    Indications
    Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites Other specified gliomas of brain Malignant trophoblastic neoplasms of placenta Follicular lymphoma Kaposi sarcoma of unspecified primary site Rhabdomyosarcoma primary site Hodgkin lymphoma Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas Retinoblastoma Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia Malignant neoplasms of kidney, except renal pelvis Ewing sarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified Langerhans cell histiocytosis
  664. Vinorelbine General information
    Section
    Cytotoxic medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL in 1 mL vial; 50 mg per 5 mL in 5 mL vial
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL in 1 mL vial; 10 mg per mL in 5 mL vial
    • Oral > Solid: 20 mg; 30 mg; 80 mg
    Indications
    Other specified malignant neoplasms of bronchus or lung Other specified malignant neoplasms of breast Rhabdomyosarcoma primary site
  665. Voriconazole General information
    Section
    Antifungal medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 200 mg in vial powder for injection
    • Oral > Liquid: 40 mg per mL powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid: 50 mg tablet; 200 mg tablet
    Indications
    Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis Invasive aspergillosis
  666. 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
  667. Water for injection General information
    Section
    Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Miscellaneous
    • Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 2 mL ampoule; 5 mL ampoule; 10 mL ampoule
    Indications
    Unspecified appropriateness of dosing or administration without injury or harm
  668. Whole blood General information
    Section
    Blood and blood components
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV:
    Indications
    Blood transfusion without reported diagnosis
  669. Xylometazoline General information
    Section
    Ear, nose and throat medicines [c]
    • Local > Nasal > Spray: 0.05% w/v equivalent to 0.5 mg per mL
    Indications
    Nasal congestion
  670. Yellow fever vaccine General information
    Section
    Recommendations for certain regions
    • All vaccines should comply with the WHO requirements for biological substances.
    Indications
    Need for immunization against certain single viral diseases
  671. Zanubrutinib General information
    Section
    Targeted therapies
    • Oral > Solid: 80 mg
    Indications
    Mantle cell lymphoma
  672. Zidovudine General information
    Section
    Antiretrovirals > Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg per mL in 20 mL vial solution for IV infusion injection
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg capsule; 300 mg tablet
    Indications
    Human immunodeficiency virus disease without mention of associated disease or condition, clinical stage unspecified
  673. Zinc sulfate General information
    Section
    Medicines for diarrhoea
    • Oral > Solid: 20 mg
    Indications
    Diarrhoea
  674. Zoledronic acid General information
    Section
    Supportive medicines
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 4 mg per 5 mL in 5 mL vial; 4 mg per 100 mL in 100 mL bottle
    Indications
    Malignant neoplasm metastasis in bone or bone marrow