World Health Organization (WHO) Recently updated the Model List of Essential Medicines for 2017. As per new advice, this list includes additional medicines for HIV, hepatitis C, tuberculosis and leukaemia. The WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) is used by many countries to increase access to medicines and guide decisions about which products they ensure are available for their populations.
The updated list adds 30 medicines for adults and 25 for children, and specifies new uses for 9 already-listed products, bringing the total to 433 drugs deemed essential for addressing the most important public health needs. 3 Categories of Antibiotics: In the biggest revision of the antibiotics section, WHO experts have grouped antibiotics into three categories – ACCESS, WATCH and RESERVE – with recommendations on when each category should be used. WHO recommends that antibiotics in the ACCESS group…
