Could the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines do more for the safe and appropriate use of injections?

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1106-1113

  Logez, Sophie M D ^a   Hutin, Yvan J F ^a   Holloway, Kathleen ^a   Gray, Robin ^a   Hogerzeil, Hans V ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Injectable medicines; Injection devices; Injection safety; Rational use; WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDOTE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL DRUG; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE; IMMUNOLOGIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MINERAL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYTOCIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 4444269289     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270004268410     Document Type: Article

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