The selection and use of essential medicines (2023) - TRS 1049
Report of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines, 2023 (including the 23rd WHO model list of essential medicines and the 9th WHO model list of essential medicines for children)
Overview
The 24th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 24 to 28 April 2023. The Committee considered 85 applications proposing additions, changes and deletions of medicines, medicine classes and formulations on the Model Lists of Essential Medicines. The Committee evaluated the scientific evidence for effectiveness, safety and cost- effectiveness of the medicines in question. The Committee also considered a review of the age-appropriateness of formulations of essential medicines for children, the AWaRe classification of antibiotics, and other matters relevant to the selection and use of essential medicines.
