The use of essential drugs

Book : The use of essential drugs

Language : English

Library : Social Phsician

Publish Place : Geneva

ISBN : 92 4 120685 3

Publish Date : 00 1983

Publisher : World Health Organization WHO

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 3629

INDEX


CONTENTS

1. Introduction................................................................................................
2. Guidelines for establishing a national programme for essential drugs.......
3. Criteria for the selection of essential drugs.................................................
4. Guidelines for the selection of pharmaceutical dosage forms.....................
5. Updating of lists of essential drugs.............................................................
6. Provision of information on essential drugs...............................................
7. Quality assurance........................................................................................
8. Research and development..........................................................................
9. Specialized applications of the essential-drugs concept..............................
10. Revised model list of essential drugs..........................................................
11. Changes made in revising the model list.....................................................
12. Essential drugs and primary health care.....................................................
12.1 Factors affecting the selection of essential drugs for primary health care......................................................................................................
12.2 A model list of drugs for primary health care....................................
12.3 Training material................................................................................
13. Glossary of terms used in the report..........................................................