National List of Essential Medicines of India - Central Drugs ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE ...................................................................................................................................... 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 6
Salient features of NLEM 2011: ............................................................................................................ …..11
The meetings/deliberations of core committee/ National consultation meetings held for
preparing the National List of Essential Medicines 2011 ............................................................. 12
PROCESS ADOPTED FOR REVISION OF NLEM .............................................................................. 13
POTENTIAL USES OF NLEM ........................................................................................................... 15
EXPERTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN PREPARING NLEM- 2011 .......................................................... 16
MEDICINES ADDED IN THE NLEM 2011 ....................................................................................... 27
MEDICINES DELETED FROM NLEM 2003 ...................................................................................... 29
NATIONAL LIST OF ESSENTIAL MEDICINES 2011 .......................................................................... 32
Section: 1 – Anesthesia ................................................................................................................. 32
Section: 2 - Analgesics , Antipyretics, Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Medicines, Medicines
used to treat Gout and Disease Modifying Agents used in Rheumatoid Disorders ................... 34
Section: 3 – Antiallergics and Medicines used in Anaphylaxis ..................................................... 35
Section: 4 - Antidotes and Other Substances used in Poisonings ................................................ 36
Section: 5 – Anticonvulsants/ Antiepileptics ................................................................................ 37
Section: 6 – Anti-infective Medicines ........................................................................................... 38
Section: 7 –Antimigraine medicines ............................................................................................. 45
Section: 8 –Antineoplastic, immunosuppressives and medicines used in palliative care ........... 46
Section: 9 –Antiparkinsonism medicines ...................................................................................... 49
Section: 10 –Medicines affecting the blood ................................................................................. 50
Section: 11 –Blood products and Plasma substitutes ................................................................... 51
Section: 12 –Cardiovascular medicines ........................................................................................ 52
Section: 13 –Dermatological medicines (Topical)......................................................................... 55
Section: 14 –Diagnostic agents ..................................................................................................... 57
Section: 15 –Disinfectants and antiseptics ................................................................................... 58
Section: 16 –Diuretics ................................................................................................................... 59
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