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LIST OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS
Name of drugs
Dosage form
Abacavir (ABC)
Acetazolamide
Acetylsalicylic acid
Aciclovir
Albendazole
Allopurinol
Aluminium hydroxide + Magnesium
hydroxide
Amitriptyline
Amlodipine Besylate
Amoxicillin
Capsule or Tablet, Powder for oral liquid, Powder for injection Ampicillin
Anti-D immunoglobulin (human)
Antitetanus immunoglobulin (human)
Artemether + Lumefantrine*
Artesunate
Ascorbic Acid
Atenolol
Atropine
Barium Sulfate
BCG vaccine
Benzathine benzylpenicillin
Benzoic acid + Salicylic acid
Benzyl benzoate
Benzyl penicillin
Betamethasone
Bleomycin
Bupivacaine
Calcium gluconate
Carbamazepine
Oral liquid, Tablet (chewable), Tablet (scored) Charcoal, activated
Chlorambucil
Chloramphenicol
Chlorhexidine
Chloroquine
Chlorpheniramine
Chlorpromazine
Ciprofloxacin
Cisplatin
Clofazimine
Clotrimazole
Cloxacillin
Capsule, Powder for injection, Power for oral liquid, Cyclophosphamide
Dexamethasone
Dextran 70
Diazepam
Didanosine (ddl)
Buffered powder for oral liquid, Capsule (unbuffered enteric coated), Tablet (buffered chewable, dispersible) Name of drugs
Dosage form
Diethylcarbamazine
Diloxanide
Diphtheria antitoxin
Diptheria vaccine
Dopamine
Doxorubicin
Doxycycline
DPT vaccine
Efavirenz (EFV or EFZ)
Enalapril
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Ergocalciferol
Ergometrine
Erythromycin
Capsule or Tablet, Powder for injection, Powder for oral liquid Ethambutol
Ethinylestradiol + Levonorgestrel
Ferrous salt
Ferrous salt + Folic acid
Fluconazole
Fluorescein
Fluorouracil
Fluphenazine
Folic acid
Furosemide
Gentamycin
Gentamycin + Hydrocortisone
Glibenclamide
Gliclazide
Glucose with sodium chloride
Glyceryl trinitrate
Griseofulvin
Haloperidol
Halothane
Heparin sodium
Hepatitis B vaccine
Homatropine
Human normal immunoglobulin
Intramuscular administration, Intravenous administration Hydrochlorothiazide
Hydrocortisone
Powder for injection, Ointment or cream, Suppository Hyoscine butylbromide
Tablet, Injection
Ibuprofen
Indinavir (IDV)
Insulin Injection (Soluble)
Isoniazide
Isoniazide + Ethambutol
Isosorbide dinitrate
Ketamine
Lamivudine (3TC)
Levamisole
Levodopa + Carbidopa
Name of drugs
Dosage form
Levothyroxine
Lidocaine
Lithium Carbonate
Lopinavir + Ritonavir (LPV/r)
Magnesium hydroxide
Magnesium sulfate*
Mannitol
Measles vaccine
Mebendazole
Mefloquine
Metformin
Methotrexate
Methyldopa
Methylrosanilinium chloride (gentian violet)
Metoclopramide
Metronidazole
Injection, Oral liquid, Suppository, Tablet Miconazole
Miltefosine
Misoprostol
Morphine
Injection, Oral liquid, Tablet, Tablet (prolonged release) Naloxone
Nelfinavir (NFV)
Neomycin Sulfate + Bacitracin
Neostigmine
Nevirapine (NVP)
Nicotinamide
Nifedipine
Nitrofurantoin
Nitrous oxide
Nystatin
Omeprazole
Oral rehydration salts
Oseltamivir
Oxytocin
Paracetamol
Paromomycin
Peritoneal Dialysis Solution
Intraperitoneal dialysis solution (of appropriate composition) Permethrin
Pertussis vaccine
Pethidine hydrochloride
Phenobarbital
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Phenytoin
Capsule, Injection, Oral liquid, Tablet, Tablet (chewable) Pilocarpine
Poliomyelitis vaccine
Polyvalent anti snake venom
Potassium chloride
Povidone Iodine
Prednisolone
Primaquine
Procainamide
Procaine benzylpenicllin
Name of drugs
Dosage form
Procarbazine
Proguanil
Promethazine
Oral liquid, Injection, Oral liquid, Tablet Propranolol
Protamine sulfate
Pyrazinamide
Tablet, Tablet (dispersible), Tablet (scored) Pyridoxine
Pyrimethamine
Rabies immunoglobulin
Rabies vaccine
Capsule, Tablet, Oral oily solution, Water-miscible injection Riboflavin
Rifampicin
Rifampicin + Isoniazid
Rifampicin + Isoniazid + Ethambutol
Rifampicin + Isoniazid + Pyrazinamide
Rifampicin + Isoniazid + Pyrazinamide + Ethambutol Tablet
Ritonavir
Salbutamol
Injection, Oral liquid, Respirator solution for use in nebulizers, Tablet Salicylic acid
Saquinavir (SQV)
Silver sulfadiazine
Sodium chloride
Sodium Chloride 3%
Sodium Chloride quartet strength (0.225%) +
Dextrose 5%
Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
Sodium stibogluconate
Sodium thiosulfate
Spironolactone
Stavudine (d4t)
Streptomycin
Sulfadoxine + Pyrimethamine
Sulfamethoxazole + Trimethoprim
Suxamethonium
Tamoxifen
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)
Tetanus vaccine
Tetracycline
Thiamine
Thiopental
Trimethoprim
Tropicamide
Tuberculin, purified protein derivative (PPD)
Valproic acid
Oral liquid, Tablet (crushable), Tablet (enteric coated) Vecuronium
Verapamil
Vinblastine
Vincristine
Name of drugs
Dosage form
Vitamin B-Complex (Vitamin B1- 5 mg + Vitamin B2-
2 mg + Vitamin B6 - 2 mg + Nicotinamide 20 mg)
Warfarin
Water for Injection
Xylometazoline Hydrochloride
Zidovudine (ZDV or AZT)
Capsule, Oral liquid, Solution for IV infusion injection, Tablet Zinc sulphate

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