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close this bookEssential Drugs List - Fourth Revision 2003 - Federal Republic of Nigeria (The Federal Ministry of Health N, WHO; 2003; 50 pages)
View the documentI. FOREWORD
View the documentII. PREFACE TO THE FOURTH REVISION
View the documentIII. NATIONAL DRUG FORMULARY AND ESSENTIAL DRUGS LIST REVIEW COMMITTEE 1999 - 2002
close this folderV. LIST OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents1. ANAESTHETICS
Open this folder and view contents2. ANALGESICS, ANTIPYRETICS AND NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents3 ANTI-ALLERGICS
Open this folder and view contents4 ANTIDOTES
View the document5 ANTICONVULSANTS (ANTI-EPILEPTICS)
close this folder6 ANTI-INFECTIVE DRUGS
View the document6.1 Amoebicides
View the document6.2 Anthelmintics
View the document6.3 Antifilarial Drugs
View the document6.4 Antischistosomal Drugs
View the document6.5 Antitrypanosomal and Antileishmaniasis Drugs
View the document6.6 Antimalarial Drugs
View the document6.7 Antiflagellate Drugs
View the document6.8 Antibacterial Drugs
View the document6.9 Antileprosy Drugs
View the document6.10 Antituberculosis Drugs
View the document6.11 Systemic Antifungal Drugs
View the document6.12 Antiviral Drugs
Open this folder and view contents6.13 Antiretroviral (ARV) Drugs
View the document7. ANTIMIGRAINE DRUGS
View the document8. ANTINEOPLASTIC AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents9. DRUGS FOR PARKINSONISM AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
View the document10. ANTISEPTICS AND DISINFECTANTS
Open this folder and view contents11. DRUGS AFFECTING THE BLOOD
Open this folder and view contents12. CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents13. DENTAL DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents14. DERMATOLOGICAL DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents15. IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC AGENTS
View the document16. DIURETICS
Open this folder and view contents17. EAR, NOSE AND THROAT DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents18. GASTRO-INTESTINAL DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents19. HORMONES AND SYNTHETIC SUBSTITUTES
Open this folder and view contents20. IMMUNOLOGICALS
Open this folder and view contents21. OPHTHALMOLOGICAL DRUGS
View the document22. OXYTOCICS AND TOCOLYTICS
View the document23. PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SOLUTIONS
Open this folder and view contents24. PREPARATIONS FOR CORRECTING WATER, ELECTROLYTE AND ACID-BASE DISTURBANCES
Open this folder and view contents25. PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents26. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents27. VITAMINS AND MINERALS
View the documentVI. THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LIST
View the documentVII. LIST OF PRODUCTS TO BE STOCKED AND SOLD BY PATENT MEDICINE DEALERS/VENDORS
Open this folder and view contentsVIII. CHANGES MADE IN REVISING THE LIST
 

6.8 Antibacterial Drugs

Name of Drug

 

Dosage Forms and Strength

Amoxicillin

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Capsule, 250 mg

 

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Powder for Suspension, 125 mg/5 mL

 

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Injection, 250 mg, 500 mg in vial

Ampicillin plus Cloxacillin

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Capsule, 250 mg of each

 

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Powder for oral suspension, 125 mg of each/5 mL

 

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Neonatal Drops, Ampicillin 60 mg plus Cloxacillin 30 mg/0.6 mL

 

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Neonatal Injection, Ampicillin 50 mg plus Cloxacillin 25 mg/vial

 

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Injection, powder (sodium salt) 250 mg of each in vial

Benzathine benzylpenicillin

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Injection, powder equivalent to 0.72 g (1.2 million Units), 1.44 g (2.4 million Units) of Benzylpenicillin in vial

Benzylpenicillin

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Injection, powder (sodium or potassium salt) 0.6 g (1 million Units), 3.0 g (5 million Units) in vial

Ceftriaxone

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Injection, 250 mg, 500 mg IM; 1 g IV

Cefuroxime

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Tablets (axetil), 125 mg, 250 mg, 500 mg

 

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Suspension (axetil), 125 mg/5 mL

 

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Injection (sodium salt), 250 mg, 750 mg

Chloramphenicol

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Capsule, 250 mg

 

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Suspension, Oral (palmitate), 125 mg/5 mL

 

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Injection, Powder (sodium succinate), 1 g/vial

Ciprofloxacin

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Tablet (hydrochloride), 250 mg, 500 mg

 

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Injection, (lactate) IV 2 mg/mL in 50 mL, 100 mL vial

Cloxacillin

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Capsule, 250 mg

 

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Suspension, Oral, 125 mg/5 mL

 

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Injection, Powder, 250 mg, 500 mg vial

Co-amoxiclav

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Capsule, Tablet, Amoxycillin (trihydrate) 250 mg plus Clavulanic Acid (potassium salt) 125 mg

 

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Powder for Oral Suspension, Amoxycillin (trihydrate) 125 mg plus Clavulanic Acid (potassium salt) 31.25 mg/5 mL

 

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Injection powder for IV injection, Amoxycillin (trihydrate) 500 mg plus Clavulanic Acid (potassium salt) 100 mg/vial; Amoxycillin (trihydrate) 1 g plus Clavulanic Acid 200 mg/vial

Co-trimoxazole

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Tablet, Sulphamethoxazole 400 mg plus Trimethoprim 80 mg

 

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Suspension, Sulphamethoxazole 200 mg plus Trimethoprim 40 mg/5 mL

Doxycycline

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Capsule, 100 mg

Erythromycin

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Capsule, Tablet, enteric/film-coated (stearate or ethylsuccinate), 250 mg, 500 mg

 

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Suspension, oral (stearate or ethylsuccinate), 125 mg/5 mL

 

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Injection powder (lactobionate), 500 mg in vial

Fortified procaine penicillin

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Injection powder, 0.4 million Units containing Procaine Penicillin 0.3 million Units (300 mg) and Benzylpenicillin 0.1 million Units (60 mg)/vial; 4 million Units containing Procaine Penicillin 3 million Units (3 g) and Benzylpenicillin 1 million Units (600 mg)/vial

Gentamicin

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Injection (sulphate), 10 mg/mL, 40 mg/mL in 2 mL vial

Lincomycin

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Capsule, 500 mg

 

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Syrup, 250 mg/5 mL

 

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Injection (phosphate), 150 mg/mL in 2 mL, 4 mL ampoule

Metronidazole

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Injection, 500 mg in 100 mL bottle

Nalidixic acid

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Tablet, 500 mg

Neomycin

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Tablet, 500 mg

 

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Suspension, 100 mg/5 mL

Nitrofurantoin

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Tablet, 50 mg, 100 mg

Phenoxymethylpenicillin

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Tablet (potassium salt), 250 mg

 

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Suspension, 250 mg/5 mL

Streptomycin

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Injection powder (sulphate), 1 g, 5 g in vial

Tetracycline

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Capsule, Tablet, (hydrochloride), 250 mg

 

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Powder for Injection, 100 mg, 250 mg in vial

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