Talk:Essential medicines

History of the concept
 Blue Rasberry  (talk)  14:53, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Patent status


 Blue Rasberry  (talk)  14:57, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Impact
 Blue Rasberry  (talk)  15:18, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Which list of essential medicines?
I was wondering if "essential medicines" was an ambiguous term, and that perhaps in addition to the WHO other organizations designated their own and different "essential medicines". I think it happens that individual countries can designate some medicines as essential for their region, if they like, and I think the WHO routinely recognizes this lists.

If there is ambiguity, then there could be a separate Wikipedia article for the "Essential medicines on the WHO model list". I think that would be the most defined way to have a discussion, because that is the list of medicines with the most version control.  Blue Rasberry  (talk)  20:44, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes it is a general concept with national and regional lists. The WHOs list is most famous and many other lists are based off of it Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 15:24, 1 April 2017 (UTC)