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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
C10AA05 JOSWE ATORVAST 10 G Atorvastatin - 10mg 10mg Caplet, film coated 849,308 L.L
M01AE51 PROFINAL XP G Ibuprofen - 400mg, Caffeine - 65mg Caplet, film coated 286,238 L.L
C10AA05 JOSWE ATORVAST 20 G Atorvastatin - 20mg 20mg Caplet, film coated 956,816 L.L
C10AA05 JOSWE ATORVAST 40 G Atorvastatin - 40mg 40mg Caplet, film coated 1,327,716 L.L
A07AA02 MEDISTAN G Nystatin - 500,000IU 500,000IU Capsule 417,231 L.L
G04BX ROWATINEX B Olive oil - 33mg, Cineol - 3mg, Fenchone - 4mg, Anethol - 4mg, Borneol - 10mg, Camphene - 15mg, ?-Pinene - 6.2mg, ?-Pinene - 24.8mg Capsule 255,330 L.L
L01AX03 TEMODAL B Temozolomide - 250mg 250mg Capsule 18,516,505 L.L
N06BA09 APO-ATOMOXETINE G Atomoxetine (HCl) - 60mg 60mg Capsule 4,731,669 L.L
L01AX03 TEGOZOL G Temozolomide - 250mg 250mg Capsule 24,856,894 L.L
M01AX21 ART G Diacerein - 50mg 50mg Capsule 1,146,298 L.L
N06BA09 PMS-ATOMOXETINE G Atomoxetine (HCl) - 60mg 60mg Capsule 5,228,891 L.L
N06BA09 APO-ATOMOXETINE G Atomoxetine (HCl) - 40mg 40mg Capsule 4,114,846 L.L
N06BA09 PMS-ATOMOXETINE G Atomoxetine (HCl) - 40mg 40mg Capsule 4,706,136 L.L
L01AX03 TEMODAL B Temozolomide - 100mg 100mg Capsule 7,731,224 L.L
N06BA09 APO-ATOMOXETINE G Atomoxetine (HCl) - 25mg 25mg Capsule 3,703,630 L.L
A07AX03 FUROXYL G Nifuroxazide - 200mg 200mg Capsule 366,037 L.L
L01AX03 TEGOZOL G Temozolomide - 100mg 100mg Capsule 5,012,533 L.L
N06BA09 PMS-ATOMOXETINE G Atomoxetine (HCl) - 25mg 25mg Capsule 4,121,565 L.L
N06BA09 PMS-ATOMOXETINE G Atomoxetine (HCl) - 18mg 18mg Capsule 3,744,073 L.L
A07BA51 CARBOSYLANE B Simethicone (blue-red) - 45mg (blue-red), Activated charcoal (blue-red) - 140mg (blue-red) Capsule 585,915 L.L
N06BA09 APO-ATOMOXETINE G Atomoxetine (HCl) - 10mg 10mg Capsule 2,981,987 L.L
L01AX03 TEMODAL B Temozolomide - 20mg 20mg Capsule 1,612,611 L.L
C04AX21 NAFTILUX B Naftidrofuryl oxalate acid - 200mg 200mg Capsule 432,717 L.L
A07DA03 IMODIUM B Loperamide HCl - 2mg 2mg Capsule 138,416 L.L
L01AX03 TEGOZOL G Temozolomide - 20mg 100mg Capsule 1,022,664 L.L
A07DA03 LOPERAMIDE ARROW LAB G Loperamide HCl - 2mg 2mg Capsule 442,124 L.L
G04CA02 MINGO G Tamsulosin - 0.4mg 0.4mg Capsule 673,201 L.L
A02BC01 AXIPRON G Omeprazole - 20mg 20mg Capsule 373,358 L.L
A02BC01 DIGCAP G Omeprazole - 20mg 20mg Capsule 593,850 L.L
A07EA06 BUDENOFALK B Budesonide - 3mg 3mg Capsule 8,554,692 L.L
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