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APPENDIX I
THE WHO SELECTION OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS, 1979
MAIN LIST
ANAESTHETICS
1.1 general anaesthetics

ether,anaesthetic
halothane
nitrous oxide
oxygen
thiopental

1.2 local anaesthetics

bupivacaine
lidocaine

COMPLEMENTARY
DRUGS

ANALGESICS, ANTIPYRETICS, NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
DRUGS AND DRUGS USED TO TREAT GOUT

3.
4.

2.1

non-opioids

acetylsalicylic acid
allopurinol
ibuprofen
indometacin
paracetamol

colchicine
probenecid

2.2

analgesics,narcotics and
narcotic antagonists

morphine
naloxone

pethidine

chlorphenamine
epinephrine

cromoglicic acid

ANTIALLERGICS
ANTIDOTES
4.1

general

charcoal, activared
ipecacuanha
sodium sulfate

4.2

specific

atropine
deferoxamine
dimercaprol
naloxone
protamine sulfate
sodium calcium edetate
sodium nitrite
sodium thiosulfate

melhylthioninium
chloride
penicillamine

diazepam
ethosuximide
phenobarbital
phenytoin

carbamazepine
valproic acid

ANTIEP1LEPTICS

ANTIINFECT1VE DRUGS
6.1 anthelmintic drugs

mebendazole
niclosamide
piperazine
pyrantel
tiabendazole

6.2

chloroquine
diloxanide
metronidazole

antiamoebic drugs

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dehydroemetine