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close this bookEssential Drugs List for Uganda (EDLU) 2001 (NDA, WHO; 2001; 66 pages)
View the documentForeword
View the documentPreface and Acknowledgements
View the documentContributing Members of the NDA Committee on Essential Drugs (CED)
View the documentContributing Clinical Specialists
View the documentPresentation of Information
View the documentAbbreviations and Units
close this folderSummary of Main Changes in EDLU 2001
View the documentA. Additions
View the documentB. Deletions
Open this folder and view contentsESSENTIAL DRUGS LIST FOR UGANDA
 

A. Additions

1.1 General anaesthetics and oxygen

propofol

injection 10mg/mL IV

R

1.2 Local anaesthetics

lignocaine

spray 10%

HC4

1.3 Preoperative and peri-operative medication

ephedrine hydrochloride

injection 3mg/mL

Ref

fentanyl

injection 50µg/mL

Ref

midazolam

injection 2mg/mL

Ref

2.3 Opioid analgesics

morphine

oral solution 1mg/mL

HC3

4.1 Antidotes (General)

charcoal activated

tablet 250mg

HC2

4.2 Antidotes (Specific)

sodium thiosulphate

injection 250mg or 500mg/mL

H

6.1.1 Intestinal anthelminthics

mebendazole

tablet 500mg

HC1

6.2.1 Penicillins

flucloxacillin

oral susp (PFR) 125mg/5mL

HC4

6.2.2 Other antibacterial drugs

ceftriaxone

powder for inj 250mg IV/IM

Ref

ciprofloxacin

tablet 500mg

HC3

6.2.4 Antituberculosis drugs

ethambutol + isoniazid

tablet 400mg + 150mg

HC4

6.3 Antifungal drugs

clotrimazole

pessary 500mg

HC4

6.4.1 Antiamoebic drugs

tinidazole

tablet 500mg

HC4

6.4.3 Antimalarial drugs

artemether

injection 100mg IM

HC4

artemether

tablet 50mg

HC4

sodium artesunate

tablet 50mg

HC4

6.4.4 Antitrypanosomal drugs (African trypanosomiasis)

nifurtimox

tablet 30mg

R

nifurtimox

tablet 120mg

R

nifurtimox

tablet 250mg

R

6.4.6 Drugs used in toxoplasmosis

clindamycin

capsule 150mg

HC4

pyrimethamine

tablet 25mg

HC4

10.1 Antianaemia drugs

ferrous sulphate + folic acid

tab 60mg elem.iron + 400µg

HC1

12.1 Antianginal drugs

atenolol

tablet 100mg

H

12.2 Antidysrhythmic drugs

atenolol

tablet 100mg

H

12.3 Antihypertensive drugs

nifedipine

tablet 10mg

H

nifedipine

tablet 20mg SR

H

12.4.2 Drugs used in vascular shock

hydrocortisone sod. succinate

injection (PFR) 100mg IV/IM

HC3

13.1 Topical antifungals

miconazole

cream 2%

H

13.2 Topical antiinfectives

potassium permanganate

solution aq 1:10,000 (0.01%)

HC4

silver sulphadiazine

cream 1%

HC3

13.3 Topical antiinflammatories and antipruritics

betamethasone

cream or ointment 0.1%

HC4

13.4 Keratoplastics and keratolytics

benzoyl peroxide

lotion or cream 5%

HC4

13.6 Pediculicide

malathion

lotion aqueous 0.5%

HC2

14.1 Ophthalmic diagnostic agents

rose bengal

eye drops 1%

HC4

17.1 Antacids and other antiulcer drugs

omeprazole

tablet 20mg

H

17.2 Antiemetics

cyclizine

tablet 50mg

Ref

cyclizine

inj 50mg/mL IM/slow IV

Ref

domperidone

tablet 10mg

H

domperidone

suspension 5mg/5mL

H

domperidone

suppository 30mg

H

17.4 Antispasmodics

propantheline

tablet 15mg

H

17.6 Laxatives

senna

tablet 7.5mg

HC2

17.7.2 Antidiarrhoeals

loperamide

tablet or capsule 2mg

H

18.1 Adrenal hormones & synthetic substitutes

dexamethasone

tablet 4mg

H

18.5 Insulins and other antidiabetic agents

isophane insulin

injection 100 IU/mL SC

HC4

19.1 Diagnostic agents

tuberculin PPD

injection 100 IU/mL

HC3

19.2 Sera and immunoglobulins

antirabies immunoglobulin,

injection 200 IU/mL

HC4

human

IM/local infiltration

 

20. Muscle relaxants & cholinesterase inhibitors

atracurium besylate

injection 10mg/mL

Ref

21.1.1 Antiinfective + antiinflammatory agents

neomycin + betamethasone

eye drops 0.5% + 0.1%

HC4

22.1 Oxytocics

ergometrine + oxytocin

injection 500µg + 5 IU/mL IM

HC2

22.2 Antioxytocics

salbutamol

injection 1mg/mL IV inf

HC4

25.1 Antiasthmatic drugs

aminophylline

tablet 100 mg

HC3

cromoglycic acid

inhaler 5mg/metered dose (for adults)

HC4

salbutamol

nebuliser solution 2.5mg/mL

H

salbutamol

nebuliser solution 5mg/mL

H

25.2 Antitussive drug

codeine phosphate

tablet 30mg

HC4

27. Vitamins and minerals

ergocalciferol

tablet or capsule 250µg

Ref

pyridoxine

tablet 50mg

HC4

retinol (vitamin A)

capsule (drops) 50,000 IU

HC2

retinol (vitamin A)

capsule (drops) 100,000 IU

HC2

28.1 Ear preparations

betamethasone

ear/eye drops 0.1%

H

28.3 Oropharygeal preparations

povidone-iodine

mouthwash/gargle 1%

HC3

triamcinolone acetonide

oral paste 0.1%

H

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