Who Model Formulary

The WHO Model Formulary presents formulary information on over 300 medicines included on the WHO Model List of Essential Drugs, as a reference for national and institutional drugs and therapeutic committees. It is also a valuable source of independent and unbiased information for students and prescribers who are interested in focusing their prescribing on those medicines which are globally recognized as essential.

This pocket-sized book contains 27 sections covering anaesthetics, analgesics, antiallergics, antidotes, anticonvulsants, anti-infective drugs, antimigraine drugs, antineoplastic and immunosuppressives drugs and drugs used in palliative care, antiparkinson drugs, drugs affecting the blood, blood products and plasma substitutes, cardiovascular drugs, dermatological drugs, diagnostics, disinfectants and antiseptics, diuretics, gastrointestinal drugs, hormones and contraceptives, immunologicals, muscle relaxants and cholinesterase inhibitors, ophthalmological preparations, drugs used in obstetrics, peritoneal dialysis solution, psychotherapeutic drugs, drugs acting on the respiratory tract, solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances, vitamins and minerals. The four successive annexes include information on drug interactions, pregrancy, breast-feeding, renal and liver impairments.