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. 2012 Dec;21(4):343-5.
doi: 10.1017/S204579601200039X. Epub 2012 Jul 30.

What is the WHO essential medicines list?

M Purgato  1 , C Barbui
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What is the WHO essential medicines list?

M Purgato et al. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

This article briefly presents the main characteristics of the World Health Organization (WHO) essential medicines list (EML), a register of minimum medicine needs for every health-care system. The idea behind the list is that the use of a limited number of well-known and cost-effective medicines may lead to improved long-term medicine supply, lower costs and better health care provision.

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Factors considered by the WHO in the selection of medicines for the WHO EML.
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