M.PRABHU
CRITERIA BEHIND
*Should satisfy health care needs of population
*AFFORDABLE
WHO
*Proposed this concept
*Efficacy,safety,established quality
*Reasonable costs
*Treatment facilities
*Financial resources
• CORE MEDICINE • COMPLEMENTARY
MEDICINES
• Reserve drugs
• Basic medicines
• Ineffective basic drugs
• safe and cost effective
• Rare disorders
• available at all times
• In italics
COMPLEMENTARY
MEDICINES
COST EFFECTIVE BUT NOT AFFORDABLE
Examples:
Aminophylline,amphotericin B,Methotrexate
IN TAMIL NADU
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*THERAPEUTIC CLASSIFICATION