WHO List of Prequalified Medicinal Products

• This list contains medicinal products used for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases, and for reproductive health, which have been assessed as part of the WHO Prequalification Programme and found to be acceptable, in principle, for procurement by UN agencies.
  
  
• The WHO Prequalification Programme focuses on a selection of products that have been identified by the respective WHO disease departments as essential for treatment of the above-mentioned diseases or for reproductive health (see "Invitations for Expression of Interest").  Prequalification of medicinal products normally involves evaluation of data relating to their quality, safety and efficacy as well as inspection of the relevant manufacturing and clinical site, as described elsewhere in this web site.
  
  
• Listed are the pharmaceutical products (manufactured at the specified manufacturing sites according to accepted specifications) for which - at the time of assessment - the product data and information submitted were found to meet the norms and standards recommended by WHO and for which - at the time of inspection - the relevant manufacturing and clinical sites were found to be in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices, Laboratory Practices and Clinical Practices, as applicable.  Some of the products have been listed relying on the assessment carried out by certain regulatory authorities, which are willing to share information with WHO (see Alternative listing procedure).