WHO MODEL FORMULARY 2008 -- Title Page -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Changes to the WHO Model List of Essential -- General advice to prescribers -- 1. Anaesthetics -- 1.1 General anaesthetics and oxygen -- 1.2 Local anaesthetics -- 1.3 Preoperative medication and sedation for -- 2. Analgesics, antipyretics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory -- 2.1 Non-opioids and non-steroidal -- 2.2 Opioid analgesics -- 2.3 Medicines used to treat gout -- 2.4 Disease-modifying agents used in rheumatoid -- 3. Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis -- 4. Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings -- 4.1 Non-specific -- 4.2 Specific -- 5. Anticonvulsants/antiepileptics -- 6. Anti-infective medicines -- 6.1 Anthelminthics -- 6.1.1 Intestinal anthelminthics -- 6.1.2 Antifilarials -- 6.1.3 Antischistosomals and antitrematode medicine -- 6.2 Antibacterials -- 6.2.1 Beta Lactam medicines -- 6.2.2 Other antibacterials -- 6.2.3 Antileprosy medicines -- 6.2.4 Antituberculosis medicines -- 6.3 Antifungal medicines -- 6.4 Antiviral medicines -- 6.4.1 Antiherpes medicines -- 6.4.2 Antiretrovirals -- Fixed-dose combinations -- 6.4.2.1 Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors -- 6.4.2.2 Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors -- 6.4.2.3 Protease inhibitors -- 6.4.3 Other antivirals -- 6.5 Antiprotozoal medicines -- 6.5.1 Antiamoebic and antigiardiasis medicines -- 6.5.2 Antileishmaniasis medicines -- 6.5.3 Antimalarial medicines -- 6.5.3.1 For curative treatment -- 6.5.3.2 For prophylaxis -- 6.5.4 Anti-pneumocystosis and antitoxoplasmosis medicines -- 6.5.5 Antitrypanosomal medicines -- 6.5.5.1 African trypanosomiasis -- 6.5.5.2 American trypanosomiasis -- 7. Antimigraine medicines -- 7.1 For treatment of acute attack -- 7.2 For prophylaxis -- 8. Antineoplastic, immunosuppressives and medicines used.

8.1 Immunosuppressive medicines -- 8.2 Cytotoxic medicines -- 8.3 Hormones and antihormones -- 8.4 Medicines used in palliative care -- 9. Antiparkinsonism medicines -- 10. Medicines affecting the blood -- 10.1 Antianaemia medicines -- 10.2 Medicines affecting coagulation -- 11. Blood products and plasma substitutes -- 11.1 Plasma substitutes -- 11.2 Plasma fractions for specific use -- 12. Cardiovascular medicines -- 12.1 Antianginal medicines -- 12.2 Antiarrhythmic medicines -- 12.3 Antihypertensive medicines -- 12.4 Medicines used in heart failure -- 12.5 Antithrombotic medicines -- 12.6 Lipid-lowering agents -- 13. Dermatological medicines (topical) -- 13.1 Antifungal medicines -- 13.2 Anti-infective medicines -- 13.3 Anti-inflammatory and antipruritic medicines -- 13.4 Astringent medicines -- 13.5 Medicines affecting skin differentiation and -- 13.6 Scabicides and pediculicides -- 14. Diagnostic agents -- 14.1 Ophthalmic medicines -- 14.2 Radiocontrast media -- 15. Disinfectants and antiseptics -- 15.1 Antiseptics -- 15.2 Disinfectants -- 16. Diuretics -- 17. Gastrointestinal medicines -- 17.1 Antacids and other antiulcer medicines -- 17.2 Antiemetic medicines -- 17.3 Anti-inflammatory medicines -- 17.4 Laxatives -- 17.5 Medicines used in diarrhoea -- 17.5.1 Oral rehydration -- 17.5.2 Medicines for diarrhoea in children -- 17.5.3 Antidiarrhoeal (symptomatic) medicines in -- 18. Hormones, other endocrine medicines and contraceptives -- 18.1 Adrenal hormones and synthetic substitutes -- 18.2 Androgens -- 18.3 Contraceptives -- 18.3.1 Oral hormonal contraceptives -- 18.3.2 Injectable hormonal contraceptives -- 18.3.3 Intrauterine devices -- 18.3.4 Barrier methods -- 18.3.5 Implantable contraceptives -- 18.4 Estrogens -- 18.5 Insulins and other antidiabetic agents -- 18.6 Ovulation inducers -- 18.7 Progestogens.

18.8 Thyroid hormones and antithyroid medicines -- 19. Immunologicals -- 19.1 Diagnostic agents -- 19.2 Sera and immunoglobulins -- 19.3 Vaccines -- 20. Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase -- 21. Ophthalmological preparations -- 21.1 Anti-infective agents -- 21.2. Anti-inflammatory agents -- 21.3 Local anaesthetics -- 21.4 Miotics and antiglaucoma medicines -- 21.5 Mydriatics -- 22. Oxytocics and antioxytocics -- 22.1 Oxytocics -- 22.2 Antioxytocics (tocolytics) -- 23. Peritoneal dialysis solution -- 24. Psychotherapeutic medicines -- 24.1 Medicines used in psychotic disorders -- 24.2 Medicines used in mood disorders -- 24.2.1 Medicines used in depressive disorders -- 24.2.2 Medicines used in bipolar disorders -- 24.3 Medicines used in generalized anxiety and -- 24.4 Medicines used for obsessive-compulsive -- 24.5 Medicines used in substance-dependence -- 25. Medicines acting on the respiratory tract -- 25.1 Antiasthmatics and medicines for chronic -- 25.2 Other medicines acting on the respiratory tract -- 26. Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base -- 26.1 Oral -- 26.2 Parenteral -- 26.3 Miscellaneous -- 27. Vitamins and minerals -- Appendix 1: Interactions -- Appendix 2: Pregnancy -- Appendix 3: Breastfeeding -- Appendix 4: Renal impairment -- Appendix 5: Hepatic impairment -- Index.