This text is the second update to the Sixth Issue of the United Nations Consolidated List of Products whose Consumption and/or Sale have been Banned, Withdrawn, Severely Restricted or Not Approved by Governments - Pharmaceuticals (UN General Assembly Resolutions 37/137, 1982; 38/149, 1983; 39/229, 1984; 44/226, 1989). It is offered as a service to drug regulators, the pharmaceutical industry, and to everyone interested in assuring the safe and rational use of drugs. It complements and consolidates other drug-related information issued by the World Health Organization, including the WHO Rapid Alerts, WHO Pharmaceuticals Newsletter and the quarterly subscription journal WHO Drug Information.