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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
R03AK06 FLUDALT DUO G Salmeterol (xinafoate) - 50mcg, Fluticasone propionate - 100mcg Capsule, inhalation 1,709,989 L.L
R03AK06 FLUDALT DUO G Salmeterol (xinafoate) - 50mcg, Fluticasone propionate - 250mcg Capsule, inhalation 2,393,122 L.L
J01MA12 FLOBIOX G Levofloxacin - 500mg 500mg Tablet, film coated 629,686 L.L
J01MA12 FLOBIOX G Levofloxacin - 500mg 500mg Tablet, film coated 794,787 L.L
R03AK06 FLUDALT DUO G Salmeterol (xinafoate) - 50mcg, Fluticasone propionate - 500mcg Capsule, inhalation 3,048,930 L.L
J01MA12 FLOXIN-L 500 G Levofloxacin (hemihydrate) - 500mg 500mg Tablet, film coated 831,903 L.L
L04AA27 FINGOLIMOD ZENTIVA G Fingolimod Hydrochloride - 0.5mg 0.5mg Capsule, hard 32,406,715 L.L
M01AE51 FLUMIX BENTA G Ibuprofen - 200mg, Guaifenesin - 200mg, Chlorpheniramine maleate - 2mg, Phenylephrine HCl - 5mg Tablet, film coated 875,417 L.L
M01AE51 FLUMIX BENTA G Ibuprofen - 200mg, Guaifenesin - 200mg, Chlorpheniramine maleate - 2mg, Phenylephrine HCl - 5mg Tablet, film coated 460,746 L.L
N02BE01 FEBRADOL G Paracetamol - 500mg 500mg Tablet 327,642 L.L
N02BE01 FEBRADOL JOINT G Paracetamol - 665mg 665mg Tablet 289,246 L.L
J01MA12 FLOBIOX G Levofloxacin - 750mg 750mg Tablet, film coated 945,809 L.L
R03AK07 FORACORT 200 G Formoterol fumarate dihydrate - 4.5mcg/inhalation, Budesonide - 200mcg/inhalation Metered dose inhaler 2,159,555 L.L
R03AK07 FORACORT 400 G Formoterol fumarate - 4.5mcg/inhalation, Budesonide - 400mcg/inhalation Metered dose inhaler 3,104,276 L.L
B03AA02 FERRATE G Ferrous fumarate - 20mg/ml (iron element) 20mg/ml Suspension 667,890 L.L
N05AB02 FLUPHENAZINE HCl G Fluphenazine (HCl) - 5mg 5mg Tablet, scored 624,567 L.L
B03AA02 FEOSTA G Ferrous fumarate - 200mg 200mg Tablet, film coated 682,160 L.L
B03AA02 FEOSTA G Ferrous fumarate - 200mg 200mg Tablet, film coated 9,355,300 L.L
J01MA14 FLOXIMOX G Moxifloxacin (HCl) - 400mg 400mg Tablet, film coated 1,062,276 L.L
S01AE01 FLOXIGEN G Ofloxacin - 3mg/ml 3mg/ml Drops solution 358,806 L.L
S01AE01 FLOXEDOL G Ofloxacin - 3mg/ml 3mg/ml Gel 339,992 L.L
B03AC FER PANPHARMA G Iron (sucrose) - 100mg/5ml 100mg/5ml Injectable solution 2,315,441 L.L
S01AE07 FORTYMOX G Moxifloxacin (HCl) - 0.5% 0.5% Drops solution 772,709 L.L
B03AC FER PANPHARMA G Iron (sucrose) - 100mg/5ml 100mg/5ml Injectable solution 2,315,441 L.L
J01DD02 FORTECARE G Ceftazidime - 1g 1g Injectable powder for solution 10,011,695 L.L
B03AC FEROMAX G Iron trivalent (hydroxide sucrose complex) - 100mg/5ml 100mg/5ml Injectable solution 2,213,309 L.L
B03AC FERRASIL G Iron (sucrose) - 100mg/5ml 100mg/5ml Injectable solution 2,194,047 L.L
B03AC FERAPPLIC G Iron trivalent (ferric carboxymaltose) - 500mg/10ml 500mg/10ml Injectable dispersion 34,231,559 L.L
B03AD03 FOLIFER G Folic acid - 1mg, Iron bivalent (as dried ferrous sulfate) - 90mg Tablet, film coated 1,408,347 L.L
G04CB01 FINASTEKERN G Finasteride - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 560,382 L.L
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