NATIONAL LIST of ESSENTIAL MEDICINES 2008

(d)(e)Signing a letter of consent, acceptance and availability.Willing to sign a conflict of interest statement. But somebody who has a conflictof interest can still be considered to become a member of the expert team, ifintegrity can be maintained. He/she may then not participate in a votingprocess.) Recruitment processes of Expert Team and Consultants:(a) The Secretariat sends a form of written availability and willingness,accompanied by his/her superior permission, 1 (one) month prior to thecommencement of the Meeting.(b) He or she must submit the filled-in form 1 (one) week after receiving, togetherwith a conflict of interest statement.(c) An acceptance and statement of willingness letter consists of:Explanation of job description of expert team.Schedule of material of discussion which have to be attended.on Methodsubmission of medicinesevision processes is started by sending submission forms to several health service unitsUniversity Hospitals, Special Hospitals, chosen State Hospitals, Provincial Hospitals,ilitary/Police Hospitals, chosen Private Hospitals, Regional Hospitals, Public Healthenter with beds). Provincial Health Units representative, public health center, androgram managers (in the directorate of Ministry of Health). Submission Request Formsre sent 3 (three) months before the first Meeting.ompilation of Submissionsompiled submissions are categorized or grouped in therapeutic classes.aterial of Revisionsaterial of Revisions are put in a matrix, which is put side by side with the WHO List 2007nd the latest NLEM 2005 edition. It is followed with the submitted medicines. Revisedaterials will be handed to expert team members 1 (one) week before technical discussioneeting.iscussion Criteriaubmissions to be discussed are suggestions which come with arguments andccompanied with scientific evidence.ethods of Revision Materials1) Revision can be the whole assessment or one of the following processes:(a) Only assessment of submission requests. Deleting or accepting submissions.(b) Taking into account the whole NLEM and incoming requests. Deleting andadding essential medicines whether from requests or from expert teammember's and consultants' opinion.2) Types of discussions meeting:(a) Preliminary Meeting consists of• Information about the understanding of essential medicines (definitions,criteria, (approximate) number of essential medicines in NLEM etc).(b)(c)• Implementation of NLEM (in refor procurement of PKD Medicin• NLEM Revision Procedure.• Procedure in technical discussand plenary meetings.• Attendance: expert team, conssecretariat.Technical discussion meetings• Discussion meetings of the prosubmission.• Discussion on benefit-risk of addwhich are on the old list.• Putting in focus those medicinincluded in the WHO list. These• Suggestion to put food supplem• If the Expert Team fails to makeperson outside the expert team m• Attendance for the meeting are:o Expert teamo Consultantso Related program manageo Related resource persons• Result of technical discussion mPlenary Meeting• Aims at making agreements, fothe NLEM.• Meeting Chairman is the head o• Formalization of NLEM draftDirectorate of Pharmaceuticalsomeone who is appointed by th• When the result of plenary mealtered, except editorial revision• Plenary meeting members shoumaking process and are alsodeploy the new NLEM.• Plenary meeting attendees are:o Those who attended thdiscussions;o Medical Committees oHospitals, chosen Privateschools who submitted suo Attendees from Faculty ofo Attendees from Faculty ofo Attendees from School ofo Provincial Health Office suo Professional organizatioassociations);o Pharmaceutical IndusWholesalers Association)tial Medicines 20081112