18th Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines
The 18th Expert Committee meeting took place in Accra, Ghana on 21-25 March 2011. Updates to the 17th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and to the 3rd Model List of Essential Medicines for Children based on the recommendations of the Expert Committee can be found in the unedited report.
- FINAL Report of the 18th Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines (WHO TRS 965)
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Summary of the report of the 18th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines
pdf, 28kb - Unedited Report of the 18th Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines
AGENDA ITEMS
GENERAL POLICY ITEMS
Matters for consideration by the 18th Expert Committee
- ITEM 1: IUPHAR
- ITEM 2: How to develop a national essential medicines list
- ITEM 3: Rational use of medicines; future strategies and directions
- ITEM 4: Updated list of missing drug formulations for HIV treatment
- ITEM 5: Guidance on the extemporaneous preparation of medicines for children (Draft for consultation)
- ITEM 6: Review of Medical Module for Inpatient Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition with Medical Complications in Children by the EML Expert Committee
Background information
- WHO Technical Report Series (Reports of the Expert Committees)
- Essential Medicines Lists
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Application form
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Additional information for applicants
pdf, 112kb
The Secretary of the 18th Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines
Medicine Access and Rational Use (MAR)
Contact: emlsecretariat@who.int
Medicine Access and Rational Use (MAR)
20 Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27