A report on WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

2017 marked the 40th anniversary of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines.
A skeletal model of the chemical structure of aspirin
A skeletal model of the chemical structure of albendazole
Pure crystals of ethambutol
Two capsules of atazanavir
Bag containing one unit of fresh frozen plasma
A vial of oral cholera vaccine

The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (aka Essential Medicines List or EML ), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications considered to be most effective and safe to meet the most important needs in a health system.

- WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
2017 marked the 40th anniversary of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines.

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Pyrazinamide

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Medication used to treat tuberculosis.

Medication used to treat tuberculosis.

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

Phenobarbital

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Medication of the barbiturate type.

Medication of the barbiturate type.

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It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

Amoxicillin

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Antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections.

Antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections.

Amoxicillin BP
Nonallergic amoxicillin rash eight days after first dose: This photo was taken 24 hours after the rash began.
Eight hours after the first photo, individual spots have grown and begun to merge.
At 23 hours after the first photo, the color appears to be fading, and much of rash has spread to confluence.

It is on the (WHO) World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

Metronidazole

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Antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication.

Antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication.

A tube of metronidazole
Hydroxymetronidazole, the main metabolite

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

Lamivudine

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Antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.

Antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

Dapsone

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Antibiotic commonly used in combination with rifampicin and clofazimine for the treatment of leprosy.

Antibiotic commonly used in combination with rifampicin and clofazimine for the treatment of leprosy.

Synthesis of dapsone from 4-nitrochlorobenzene by E. Fromm and J. Wittmann, 1908

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

An ampoule containing atropine injection 1mL/0.5mg

Atropine

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Tropane alkaloid and anticholinergic medication used to treat certain types of nerve agent and pesticide poisonings as well as some types of slow heart rate, and to decrease saliva production during surgery.

Tropane alkaloid and anticholinergic medication used to treat certain types of nerve agent and pesticide poisonings as well as some types of slow heart rate, and to decrease saliva production during surgery.

An ampoule containing atropine injection 1mL/0.5mg
Atropa belladonna

It was first isolated in 1833, It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

Close-up of a pork tapeworm cyst. Destruction of these cysts can cause inflammation.

Albendazole

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Medication used for the treatment of a variety of parasitic worm infestations.

Medication used for the treatment of a variety of parasitic worm infestations.

Close-up of a pork tapeworm cyst. Destruction of these cysts can cause inflammation.
A microtubule is composed of polymers of α- and β-tubulin.
General metabolism of albendazole and its sulfoxides.
Discarded bottles of albendazole distributed in Africa

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

Lamotrigine, 150 mg tablet.

Lamotrigine

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Medication used to treat epilepsy and stabilize mood in bipolar disorder.

Medication used to treat epilepsy and stabilize mood in bipolar disorder.

Lamotrigine, 150 mg tablet.
Lamictal 200 mg tablets

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

Important pathways of paracetamol metabolism.

Paracetamol

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Medication used to treat fever and mild to moderate pain.

Medication used to treat fever and mild to moderate pain.

Important pathways of paracetamol metabolism.
Classical methods for the production of paracetamol.
Paracetamol crystals (crystallized from an aqueous solution) under a microscope.
Julius Axelrod (pictured) and Bernard Brodie demonstrated that acetanilide and phenacetin are both metabolized to paracetamol, which is a better-tolerated analgesic.

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.