National List of Essential
Medicines of India 2011 (NLEM 2011) is a list of medicines, prepared by the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which are considered essential in India.
The first such list was released in 1996. That list was subsequently revised in
2003. The latest list prepared and released in 2011 addresses the issues of
changing disease prevalence in the country and the associated treatment
modalities, besides taking into consideration the new medicines which are now
available.
World Health Organisation defines ‘essential
medicines’ as those that satisfy the priority health care needs of the
population. The medicines are selected with regard to the prevalence of
disease, efficacy, safety and comparative cost-effectiveness. These medicines
are intended to be available within the health systems in adequate amounts, in
appropriate dosages, with assured quality.
In
2010-11, the National List of Essential Medicines 2003 (NLEM
2003) was reviewed by an expert core committee in the context of
contemporary knowledge of therapeutic products being available. The committee
was of the view that the list of essential medicines prepared by World
Health Organisation could not be adopted by India as such, but needed to
be modified to suit country-specific needs. The purpose of NLEM 2011 is to
promote the rational usage of medicines considering their cost, safety and
efficacy. NLEM 2011 consists of 348 medicines, spanning across 27 therapeutic
segments. From NLEM 2003, 47 medicines were deleted and 43
added to arrive at NLEM 2011. NLEM 2011 presents the category of essential
medicines, the route of their administration and their dosage strengths.
Download:
National List of
Essential Medicines of India 2011 (NLEM 2011)
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