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WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

Every medicine on the World Health Organization's current Model List of Essential Medicines — the medicines WHO considers most needed in a basic health system. One row per medicine, with its EML sections, the conditions it is listed for, ATC codes, dosage forms and the year it was first added.

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Columns

Stable keys — use them in the API, SQL and code

KeyNameTypeDescription
medicineMedicinestringMedicine or fixed-dose combination as named by WHO.
first_addedFirst addedyearYear the medicine first appeared on the WHO list.
main_sectionSectionstringFirst EML section the medicine is listed in.
sectionsAll sectionsstringEvery EML section the medicine is listed in.
section_countSectionsinteger—
indicationsIndicationsstringConditions the medicine is listed for.
indication_countIndication countinteger—
atc_codesATC codesstringAnatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification code(s).
dosage_formsDosage formsstringFormulations and strengths WHO lists.
combined_withCombined withstringMedicines it is listed in combination with, where given.
cancerCancer medicinebooleanTagged 'Cancer' in the eEML.
biologicalBiologicalbooleanTagged 'Biological' (e.g. vaccines, antibodies) in the eEML.
urleEML pageurl—

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