title: What is the WHO essential medicines list?
abstract: This article briefly presents the main characteristics of the World Health Organization (WHO) essential medicines list (EML), a register of minimum medicine needs for every health-care system. The idea behind the list is that the use of a limited number of well-known and cost-effective medicines may lead to improved long-term medicine supply, lower costs and better health care provision.
authors: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. marianna.purgato@univr.it
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Purgato
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Barbui
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D018954:Drugs, Essential; D006801:Humans; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D018954:Drugs, Essential; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs