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List of Essential Medicines Lebanon 2018


Foreword
 
Essential medicines as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) are “those that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population. They are selected with due regard to public health relevance, evidence on efficacy and safety, and comparative cost-effectiveness. Essential medicines are intended to be available within the context of functioning health systems at all times in adequate amounts, in the appropriate dosage forms, with assured quality and adequate information, and at a price the individual and the community can afford. The implementation of the concept of essential medicines is intended to be flexible and adaptable to many different situations; exactly which medicines are regarded as essential remains a national responsibility”.
 
The WHO Model list of Essential Medicines revised every two years provides a template and serves as a guide for countries to prepare their own lists taking into consideration local priorities.

Based on the current version of the WHO Model List of Essential medicines 20th edition published in 2017, the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon through the Quality Assurance of Pharmaceutical Products Program prepared the National List of Essential Medicines EML 2018, four years after the last edition in 2014. The EML 2018 contains around 350 medicinal products and was prepared over one year by a Committee of Experts.

The EML is aligned with the National Drug Formulary and National Health Programs such as EIP Mother & Child, TB Control, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, National Mental Health Program and Primary Healthcare. The formulation and strengths of medicines listed in the EML are those mentioned under these National Health Programs and National Drug Formulary.
 
The Lebanese EML 2018 contains a core list and complementary list:

The core list presents a list of minimum medicine needs for a basic health care system, listing the most efficacious, safe and cost-effective medicines for priority conditions. Priority conditions are selected on the basis of current and estimated future public health relevance, and potential for safe and cost-effective treatment.

The complementary list presents essential medicines for priority diseases, for which specialized diagnostic or monitoring facilities are needed. In case of doubt medicines may also be listed as complementary on the basis of consistent higher costs or less attractive cost-effectiveness in a variety of settings.
 
The list is divided into 30 sections related to the main Therapeutic classes of medicines and arranged in three columns;
 
  1. INN of the medicine,
  2. Dosage form and strength of the medicine
  3. Official Status of the medicine 
 
Medicines and dosage forms are listed in alphabetical order within each section with no implication of preference for one form over another.
 
The following symbols are used in the list to indicate the status of the medicine:
 
R: Registered drug in the Ministry of Public Health
NR: Non Registered drug in the Ministry of Public Health
HIV: included in the HIV Program
M: included in the MALARIA Program
NMHP: included in the NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH Program
TB: included in the TUBERCULOSIS Program
U: provided through UNICEF Program
Y: provided through YMCA Program
[a]: indicates that there is an age or weight restriction on use of the medicine.
 
An index listing the Medicines by alphabetical order is available at the end of the document facilitating retrieval of information and easy reference.
 
We hope that all health providers would embrace this document as important tool for management of medicines and rationalizing prescription in the country. The EML 2018 welcomes comments from healthcare professionals; such comments help us to ensure that the National Essential medicines list remains relevant to practice.
 
The list can be accessed from the official website of the Ministry of Public Health:  www.moph.gov.lb
 

List of Essential Medicines Lebanon 2018
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ATC Name B/G Ingredients Dosage Form Price
J01CA01 AMPICILLIN G Ampicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Powder for suspension 206,056 L.L
J01CA01 ANTALPEN FORTE G Ampicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Powder for suspension 206,056 L.L
J01CA04 AMOXIDREX G Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Powder for suspension 284,127 L.L
J01CA04 AMOXYCILLIN G Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Powder for suspension 166,381 L.L
J01CA04 AMOXYDIL G Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Powder for suspension 142,063 L.L
C03DA01 ALDACTONE B Spironolactone - 25mg 25mg Tablet 237,860 L.L
N06BA09 APO-ATOMOXETINE G Atomoxetine (HCl) - 25mg 25mg Capsule 3,703,630 L.L
C09AA01 APO-CAPTO G Captopril - 25mg 25mg Tablet, scored 1,132,859 L.L
L04AB01 ALTEBREL BioTech Etanercept - 25mg/0.5ml 25mg/0.5ml Injectable solution 27,383,989 L.L
L01BC07 AZACITIDINE ARROW G Azacitidine - 25mg/ml 25mg/ml Injectable suspension 10,967,854 L.L
L01BC07 AZACITIDINE EVER PHARMA G Azacitidine - 100mg/100ml 25mg/ml Injectable powder for suspension 10,967,854 L.L
R01AD12 AVAMYS B Fluticasone furoate - 27.5mcg/dose 27.5mcg/dose Suspension 722,987 L.L
R01AD12 AVAMYS B Fluticasone furoate - 27.5mcg/dose 27.5mcg/dose Suspension 722,987 L.L
A10BB12 AMARYL B Glimepiride - 2mg 2mg Tablet 233,829 L.L
A10BB12 AMEPRIDE G Glimepiride - 2mg 2mg Tablet 139,760 L.L
R03AC02 ASMALAT G Salbutamol (sulfate) - 2mg/5ml 2mg/5ml Syrup 177,899 L.L
C05BB02 AETHOXYSKLEROL B Polidocanol (Lauromacrogol 400) - 3% 3% Injectable solution 2,576,146 L.L
R02A ALFA-AMYLASE BGR CONSEIL G Alpha-Amylase - 3,000U.CEIP 3,000U.CEIP Tablet, coated 290,270 L.L
L01XG01 ALVOCADE G Bortezomib - 3.5mg 3.5mg Injectable powder for solution 14,169,600 L.L
C09CA04 APROVEL B Irbesartan - 300mg 300mg Tablet, film coated 651,764 L.L
C09CA04 APROVEL B Irbesartan - 300mg 300mg Tablet, film coated 651,764 L.L
C09CA04 ANDARAN G Irbesartan - 300mg 300mg Tablet, film coated 904,612 L.L
M04AA01 ALLOPURINOL BIOGARAN G Allopurinol - 300mg 300mg Tablet 212,327 L.L
M04AA01 ALURIC G Allopurinol - 300mg 300mg Tablet, scored 175,339 L.L
M04AA01 APO-ALLOPURINOL G Allopurinol - 300mg 300mg Tablet 626,231 L.L
N03AX12 APO-GABAPENTIN G Gabapentin - 300mg 300mg Capsule 2,527,768 L.L
L03AB07 AVONEX BioTech Interferon beta-1a - 30mcg/0.5ml 30mcg/0.5ml Injectable solution 70,488,764 L.L
A10BG03 ACTOS B Pioglitazone HCl - 30mg 30mg Tablet 2,484,765 L.L
L04AA32 APRIVA G Apremilast - 30mg 30mg Tablet, film coated 41,455,526 L.L
L01ED04 ALUNBRIG B Brigatinib - 30mg 30mg Tablet, film coated 119,936,249 L.L
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