18th Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines: Applications (Sections 1-15)

• Sections 16-30

Section 1: Anaesthetics

• Anaesthesia and muscle relaxant sections (Review) -- Adults and Children
• Ether (Re-instatement) -- Adults and Children
• Midazolam (Inclusion) -- Adults and Children
• Promethazine (Deletion) -- Adults and Children
• Propofol (Inclusion) -- Adults

Section 2: Analgesics

• Codeine (Deletion) -- Children
• DMARDs (Review) -- Children
• Ibuprofen (Review) -- Children

Section 3: Antiallergics

Section 4: Antidotes

• DL-methionine (Deletion) -- Adults
• Oral iron chelation therapy (Review) -- Children
• Oral lead chelation therapy (Review) -- Children
• Sodium calcium edetate and penicillamine (Review) --- Children
• Succimer (Review) -- Children

Section 5: Anticonvulsants/antiepileptics

Section 6: Anti-infective medicines

• Antivirals (Review) -- Adults and Children
• Artesunate + amodiaquine fixed-dose combination (Inclusion) -- Adults and Children
• Darunavir (Inclusion) -- Adults and Children
• Dihydroartemisinin + piperaquine (Inclusion) -- Adults and Children
• Etravirine (Inclusion) -- Adults
• Fluoroquinolones (Review) -- Children
• Gatifloxacin (Inclusion) -- Adults and Children
• Isoniazid + pyridoxine + sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim (New formulation) -- Adults
• Miltefosine (Inclusion) -- Adults and Children
• Neglected tropical diseases (Review) -- Children
• Pyronaridine + artesunate fixed-dose combination (Inclusion) -- Adults and Children
• Raltegravir (Inclusion) -- Adults
• Review of the evidence for H. Pylori treatment regimens: Section 17.1 (Review) -- Adults and Children
• Sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim (New formulation) -- Adults

Section 7: Antimigraine medicines

• Ibuprofen (Review) -- Children

Section 8: Antineoplastic

• Antineoplastic, immunosuppressives and medicines used in palliative care (Review) -- Children
• Ibuprofen (Review) -- Children
• Imatinib (Inclusion) -- Children and Adolescents
• Paclitaxel and docetaxel (Inclusion) -- Adults

Section 9: Antiparkinsonism medicines

Section 10: Medicines affecting the blood

• Tranexamic acid (Inclusion) -- Adults

Section 11: Blood products

Section 12: Cardiovascular medicines

• Antithrombotic (Review) -- Children
• Bisoprolol (Inclusion) -- Adults

Section 13: Dermatological medicines

• Dermatological medicines (Review) -- Adults and Children

Section 14: Diagnostic agents

Section 15: Disinfectants

• Chlorhexidine (Change of formulation) -- Children