Essential medicines lists are for high income countries too

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Knowledge support for environmental information on pharmaceuticals: experiences among Swedish Drug and Therapeutics Committees

Elkanah Linder et al.

Summary: The Swedish Drug and Therapeutics Committees (DTCs) find the knowledge supports for environmental information on pharmaceuticals valuable, but they face challenges in their work, including lack of data, lack of transparency from the pharmaceutical industry, and difficulties considering the environmental aspect of pharmaceuticals in their healthcare practice. The study can provide insights to other countries interested in addressing environmental aspects in their formulary decision-making.

BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (2023)

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Essential medicines concept and health technology assessment approaches to prioritising medicines: selection versus incorporation

Petra Brhlikova et al.

JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY AND PRACTICE (2023)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Inhaled anaesthesia and analgesia contribute to climate change

Jodi D Sherman et al.

BMJ-British Medical Journal (2022)

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Assessing variation among the national essential medicines lists of 21 high-income countries: a cross-sectional study

Michael Sergio Taglione et al.

Summary: Essential medicines lists of high-income countries are similar to each other, but significant variations in essential medicine list composition and specifically the number of medications included were noted. Effective medicines were left off several countries' lists, and globally recalled medicines were included on over half the lists. Comparing the essential medicines lists of countries within the same income status category can provide a useful subset of lists for policymakers and essential medicine list creators to use when creating or maintaining their lists.

BMJ OPEN (2021)

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