List of Essential Medicines

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf manual
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:WHO_Model_List_of_Essential_Medicines
gptkbp:basisFor national drug policy
gptkbp:category healthcare
gptkbp:contains medicines for priority diseases
gptkbp:describes essential medicines
gptkbp:firstPublished 1977
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label List of Essential Medicines
gptkbp:includes complementary medicines
core medicines
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 23rd edition (2023)
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkbp:purpose identify most effective and safe medicines for health systems
gptkbp:updated every two years
gptkbp:usedBy countries to develop national essential medicines lists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NNRTIs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5