User:4ndyD/Books/Essential Medicines

Some drugs/medicines may have multiple uses but aren't printed twice; you can look for a chemical by use in the WHO list and then search the document for its first occurrence.

 * Honourable Mentions of Medicines Abhorrently Omitted by the WHO
 * Medical cannabis
 * Cannabis
 * Tetrahydrocannabinol
 * Cannabidiol


 * WHO List
 * List of World Health Organization Essential Medicines


 * Anaesthetics
 * - General Anaesthetics and Oxygen
 * Halothane
 * Ketamine
 * Nitrous oxide
 * Oxygen
 * Sodium thiopental


 * - Local Anaesthetics
 * Bupivacaine
 * Ephedrine
 * Lidocaine


 * - Preoperative Medication and Sedation for Short-Term Procedures
 * Atropine
 * Diazepam
 * Morphine
 * Promethazine


 * Analgesics, antipyretics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines, medicines used to treat gout and disease modifying agents in rheumatoid disorders
 * - Non-Opioids and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
 * Aspirin
 * Ibuprofen
 * Paracetamol


 * - Opioid Analgesics
 * Codeine


 * - Medicines to Treat Gout
 * Allopurinol


 * - Disease Modifying Agents used in Rheumatoid Disorders (DMARDs)
 * Chloroquine
 * Azathioprine
 * Methotrexate
 * Penicillamine
 * Sulfasalazine


 * Anti-Allergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
 * Chlorphenamine
 * Dexamethasone
 * Epinephrine
 * Cortisol
 * Prednisolone


 * Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings
 * Activated carbon
 * Acetylcysteine
 * Calcium gluconate
 * Deferoxamine
 * Dimercaprol
 * Methionine
 * Methylene blue
 * Naloxone
 * Prussian blue
 * Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
 * Sodium nitrite
 * Sodium thiosulfate


 * Anticonvulsants/antiepileptics
 * Carbamazepine
 * Ethosuximide
 * Magnesium sulfate
 * Phenobarbital
 * Phenytoin
 * Valproic acid
 * Sodium valproate


 * Anti-Infective Medicines
 * - Anthelminthics
 * -- Intestinal Anthelminthics
 * Albendazole
 * Levamisole
 * Mebendazole
 * Niclosamide
 * Praziquantel
 * Pyrantel


 * -- Antifilarials
 * Diethylcarbamazine
 * Ivermectin
 * Suramin


 * -- Anti-Schistosomals and Anti-Trematode Medicine
 * Oxamniquine
 * Triclabendazole


 * - Anti-Bacterials
 * -- Beta Lactam Medicines
 * Amoxicillin
 * Ampicillin
 * Benzathine benzylpenicillin
 * Benzylpenicillin
 * Cefazolin
 * Cefixime
 * Ceftazidime
 * Ceftriaxone
 * Cloxacillin
 * Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
 * Clavulanic acid
 * Imipenem/cilastatin
 * Imipenem
 * Cilastatin
 * Phenoxymethylpenicillin
 * Procaine benzylpenicillin


 * -- Other antibacterials
 * Azithromycin
 * Chloramphenicol
 * Ciprofloxacin
 * Clindamycin
 * Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
 * Sulfamethoxazole
 * Trimethoprim
 * Doxycycline
 * Erythromycin
 * Gentamicin
 * Metronidazole
 * Nitrofurantoin
 * Spectinomycin
 * Sulfadiazine
 * Vancomycin
 * Clofazimine
 * Dapsone
 * Rifampicin
 * Amikacin
 * 4-Aminosalicylic acid
 * Capreomycin
 * Cycloserine
 * Ethambutol
 * Ethionamide
 * Isoniazid
 * Kanamycin
 * Ofloxacin
 * Pyrazinamide
 * Streptomycin


 * - Anti-Fungal Medicines
 * Amphotericin B
 * Clotrimazole
 * Fluconazole
 * Flucytosine
 * Griseofulvin
 * Nystatin
 * Potassium iodide


 * - Anti-Viral Medicines
 * -- Anti-Herpes Medicines
 * Aciclovir


 * -- Anti-Retrovirals
 * --- Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
 * Abacavir
 * Didanosine
 * Emtricitabine
 * Lamivudine
 * Stavudine
 * Tenofovir
 * Zidovudine


 * --- Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
 * Efavirenz
 * Nevirapine


 * --- Protease inhibitors
 * Indinavir
 * Lopinavir
 * Nelfinavir
 * Ritonavir


 * --- Other Anti-Virals
 * Saquinavir
 * Ribavirin


 * - Anti-Protozoal Medicines
 * -- Anti-Amoebic and Anti-Giardiasis Medicines
 * Diloxanide furoate


 * -- Anti-Leishmaniasis Medicines
 * Meglumine antimoniate
 * Pentamidine


 * -- Antimalarial medicines
 * Amodiaquine
 * Artemether
 * Lumefantrine
 * Artesunate
 * Mefloquine
 * Primaquine
 * Quinine
 * Sulfadoxine
 * Pyrimethamine
 * Proguanil


 * -- Anti-Trypanosomal Medicines
 * Eflornithine
 * Melarsoprol
 * Benznidazole
 * Nifurtimox


 * Anti-Migraine Medicines
 * Propranolol


 * Anti-Neoplastic, immunosuppressives and medicines used in palliative care
 * - Immunosuppressive Medicines
 * Ciclosporin


 * - Cytotoxic Medicines
 * Asparaginase
 * Bleomycin
 * Folinic acid
 * Chlorambucil
 * Cisplatin
 * Cyclophosphamide
 * Cytarabine
 * Dacarbazine
 * Actinomycin
 * Daunorubicin
 * Doxorubicin
 * Etoposide
 * Fluorouracil
 * Mercaptopurine
 * Procarbazine
 * Vinblastine
 * Vincristine


 * - Hormones and Antihormones
 * Tamoxifen


 * Anti-Parkinsonism Medicines
 * Biperiden
 * L-DOPA
 * Carbidopa


 * Medicines Affecting the Blood
 * - Anti-Anaemia Medicines
 * Iron(II) sulfate
 * Folic acid
 * Hydroxocobalamin


 * - Medicines Affecting Coagulation
 * Heparin
 * Phylloquinone
 * Protamine sulfate
 * Warfarin


 * Blood Products
 * - Plasma Substitutes
 * Dextran


 * - Plasma fractions for specific use
 * Antibody
 * Factor VIII
 * Thrombin
 * Factor VII
 * Factor IX
 * Factor X


 * Cardiovascular Medicines
 * - Anti-Anginal Medicines
 * Atenolol
 * Glyceryl trinitrate (pharmacology)
 * Isosorbide dinitrate
 * Verapamil


 * - Anti-Arrhythmic Medicines
 * Digoxin
 * Procainamide
 * Quinidine


 * - Anti-Hypertensive Medicines
 * Amlodipine
 * Enalapril
 * Hydralazine
 * Hydrochlorothiazide
 * Methyldopa
 * Sodium nitroprusside


 * - Medicines used in heart failure
 * Dopamine
 * Furosemide


 * - Anti-Thrombotic Medicines
 * Streptokinase


 * Lipid-lowering agents
 * Simvastatin


 * Dermatological Medicines (topical)
 * - Anti-Fungal Medicines
 * Benzoic acid
 * Miconazole
 * Salicylic acid
 * Selenium sulfide
 * Selenium disulfide
 * Selenium hexasulfide
 * Whitfield's ointment


 * - Anti-Infective Medicines
 * Crystal violet
 * Bacitracin
 * Neomycin
 * Potassium permanganate


 * - Sera and immunoglobulins
 * Diphtheria
 * Rabies


 * - Vaccines
 * Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
 * Cholera vaccine
 * Diphtheria vaccine
 * Hepatitis A vaccine
 * Hepatitis B vaccine
 * Hib vaccine
 * Influenza vaccine
 * Japanese encephalitis vaccine
 * Measles vaccine
 * Meningococcal vaccine
 * Mumps vaccine
 * Pertussis vaccine
 * Pneumococcal vaccine
 * Polio vaccine
 * Rabies vaccine
 * Rotavirus vaccine
 * Rubella vaccine
 * Tetanus vaccine
 * Typhoid vaccine
 * Varicella vaccine
 * Yellow fever vaccine


 * Muscle Relaxants (peripherally-acting) and Cholinesterase Inhibitors
 * Alcuronium chloride
 * Neostigmine
 * Pyridostigmine
 * Suxamethonium chloride
 * Vecuronium bromide


 * Ophthalmological Preparations
 * - Anti-Infective Agents
 * Tetracycline
 * Ganciclovir


 * - Local Anaesthetics
 * Tetracaine


 * - Miotics and Anti-Glaucoma Medicines
 * Acetazolamide
 * Pilocarpine
 * Timolol


 * Oxytocics and Antioxytocics
 * - Oxytocics
 * Ergometrine
 * Mifepristone
 * Misoprostol
 * Oxytocin


 * - Anti-Oxytocics
 * Nifedipine


 * Peritoneal Dialysis Solution
 * Intraperitoneal injection
 * Dialysis


 * Psychotherapeutic Medicines
 * - Medicines used in psychotic disorders/diseases
 * Chlorpromazine
 * Fluphenazine
 * Haloperidol


 * - Medicines used in Mood Disorders
 * -- Medicines used in Depressive Disorders
 * Amitriptyline
 * Fluoxetine
 * Sertraline
 * Bupropion


 * -- Medicines used in Bipolar Disorders
 * Lithium carbonate


 * - Medicines used for Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and Panic Attacks
 * Clomipramine


 * - Medicines used in Substance Dependence Programs
 * Methadone


 * Medicines acting on the Respiratory Tract
 * - Anti-Asthmatic and Medicines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
 * Beclometasone dipropionate
 * Ipratropium bromide
 * Salbutamol


 * - Other Medicines acting on the Respiratory Tract
 * Caffeine citrate


 * Solutions Correcting Water, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disturbances
 * - Oral
 * Potassium chloride


 * - Parenteral
 * Glucose
 * Sodium chloride
 * Sodium bicarbonate
 * Sodium lactate


 * - Miscellaneous
 * Saline (medicine)


 * Vitamins and Minerals
 * Ascorbic acid
 * Ergocalciferol
 * Iodine
 * Nicotinamide
 * Pyridoxine
 * Retinol
 * Riboflavin
 * Sodium fluoride
 * Thiamine