The Selection and Use of Essential Medicines - WHO Technical Report Series, No. 914: 7. Future reviews of sections of the Model List: 7.5 Priorities for further systematic reviews

The Selection and Use of Essential Medicines - WHO Technical Report Series, No. 914
(2003; 132 pages)

Table of Contents

WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines
1. Introduction
2. Open session
3. The new procedures for updating and disseminating the Model List
	3.1 Background
	3.2 Key features of the new procedures
	3.3 Review of the new procedures
		3.3.1 Applications for additions
		3.3.2 Applications for deletions
		3.3.3 Selection criteria
	3.4 The WHO model formulary
	3.5 The WHO Essential Medicines Library
4. Other outstanding technical issues
	4.1 Change of name of the Expert Committee
	4.2 Description of essential medicines
	4.3 Role of treatment costs in relation to the Model List
	4.4 Inclusion of additional items in the Model List
5. Format and presentation of the 12th Model List
	5.1 Section headings
	5.2 The core and complementary lists
	5.3 The “square box” symbol
6. Changes made in revising the Model List
	6.1 Applications for additions
		6.1.1 Antiretroviral medicines
		6.1.2 Artemether + lumefantrine (fixed-dose combination)
		6.1.3 α/β-Arteether
		6.1.4 Artemotil (β-arteether)
		6.1.5 Amodiaquine
		6.1.6 Insecticide-treated bednets
		6.1.7 Miconazole nitrate buccal tablets
	6.2 Applications for deletions
	6.3 Other changes
		6.3.1 Meglumine antimoniate
		6.3.2 Antineoplastic and immunosuppressive medicines
		6.3.3 Reserve list medicines
7. Future reviews of sections of the Model List
	7.1 Update on the review of medicines for the treatment of hypertension
	7.2 Review of the core and complementary lists
	7.3 Review of the use of the “square box” symbol
	7.4 Review of injectable medicines
	7.5 Priorities for further systematic reviews
8. Recommendations
	8.1 Procedures for updating and disseminating the Model List of Essential Medicines¹
	8.2 Description of essential medicines
	8.3 Presentation of the 12th Model List
	8.4 Additions and changes to the Model List
	8.5 Deferred applications
	8.6 Rejected applications
	8.7 Priorities for future reviews of sections of the Model List
	8.8 Change of name of the Expert Committee
	8.9 Other recommendations
Acknowledgements
References
Annex 1 The 12th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
Annex 2 Additional notes on the medicines recommended for inclusion in the 12th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
Annex 3 The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system¹
Alphabetical list of essential medicinces (with ATC classification codes)

7.5 Priorities for further systematic reviews

The Committee considered the various suggestions that had been made at previous meetings regarding the need for systematic reviews of certain sections of the Model List. Referring to recommendations made at the present meeting in connection with the new procedures for deleting items from the Model List (see section 3.3), the Committee also noted that several items on the Model List could probably be deleted without the need for a full review. The Committee recommended that an inventory be made of all suggestions for deletions and/or review of sections of the Model List. On completion of such an inventory, an electronic consultation should be held among members of the Committee and other experts to identify the most urgent items or sections for review. This issue should be raised at the next meeting of the Committee.