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WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines

The WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines has been updated every two years since 1977. The current version, the 16th list, dates from March 2009.

Adults

16th edition (March 2009)
English [pdf 432kb]

15th edition (March 2007)
Arabic [pdf 258kb] | Chinese [pdf 453kb] | English [pdf 378kb] | French [pdf 394kb] | Russian [pdf 521kb] | Spanish [pdf 447kb]

14th edition (March 2005)
Arabic (pdf 246 KB) | Chinese (pdf 501 KB) | English [pdf 422KB] | French (pdf 306 KB) | Russian (pdf 637 KB) | Spanish [pdf 291kb]

13th edition (April 2003)
Arabic [pdf 1Mb] | English [pdf 81kb] | Russian [pdf 930kb]

12th edition (April 2002)
Chinese [pdf 1.2Mb] | English [pdf 836kb] | Russian [pdf 1Mb] | Spanish [pdf 1Mb]

Children

Second edition (March 2009)
English [pdf 418kb]

1st edition (October 2007)
Arabic [doc 697kb] | Chinese [pdf 569kb] | English [pdf 371kb] | French [pdf 381kb] | Russian [pdf 526kb] | Spanish [pdf 151kb]

Related links

:: WHO Expert Committees on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines

:: Essential Medicines Library (EMLib)

:: Comparative Table of Medicines on the WHO Essential Medicines List from 1977- 2005 [xls 722kb]

:: The Interagency List of Essential Medicines for Reproductive Health (2006) [pdf 1.27Mb]
WHO/PSM/PAR/2006.1
WHO/RHR/2006.1

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