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13th
Expert
Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines
31 March to
3 April 2003
Draft
agenda (version, 24 March 2003)
Comments
on the draft agenda items are welcomed, especially on the
applications for addition, change or deletion of medicines
relating to the Model List. Please contact:
The
Secretary of the Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of
Essential Medicines Policy,
Access and Rational Use Essential
Drugs and Medicines Policy World
Health Organization 20
Avenue Appia CH-1211
Geneva 27 hogerzeilh@who.int
1. Update on current
activities
(19 March 2003)
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Dissemination
of Report of 12th Expert Committee
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Report
on 25th Anniversary of Model List of Essential
Medicines
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WHO
Essential Medicines Library
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WHO
Model Formulary
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Review
of essential medicines for reproductive health
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Review
of New Emergency Health Kit
2.
Applications for
addition
(21 March 2003)
3. Application for deletion
(26
February 2003)
4. Application for addition
of information (21
January 2003)
5. Application for change
(14
February 2003)
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Levonorgestrel
tablet, 1.5mg (additional dosage form)
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Oral
Rehydration Salts (change in formula)
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Streptokinase
(dosage modification)
6. Fast-track procedure for
deletion
(18
February 2003)
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Description
of method used
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Proposals
for fast-track deletion
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Proposals
for priority review
7. Review of Core and
Complementary Listing
(22
January 2003)
8. Review of use of Square
Box Symbol
(15
January 2003)
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Description
of method used
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Proposals
for deletion of square box symbol
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Proposals
for priority review
9. Review of section 12.3
Antihypertensive Medicines
(24
March 2003)
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Update
on WHO Hypertension Guidelines
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Proposals
for addition, change and/or deletion
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Magnesium
sulphate as antihypertensive for treatment of pre-eclampsia
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Calcium
antagonists: message
10.
Proposals for priority review for next meeting(s)
(17
March 2003)
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Analysis
of the WHO Model List and 25 National Essential Drugs Lists
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Grand
total summary: drugs sorted by alphabetical order: occurrence in
25 National Drugs Lists
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Grand
total summary: drugs sorted by frequency: occurrence in 25
National Drugs Lists
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Spreadsheet
1: Additions and deletions to WHO Model List 1979-2002
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Spreadsheet
2: Comparative analysis of WHO Lists 1977-2002
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Spreadsheet
3: Grand total A summary 25 national lists
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Spreadsheet
4: Grand total B summary 15 national lists
11.
Review of activities to promote rational drug use
(19
March 17
March 2003)
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Update
on activities to contain antimicrobial resistance
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Guidelines
for Drugs and Therapeutic Committees
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WHO
database on rational drug use
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