Friday, August 27, 2010

36th Annual General Meeting of NEPAL PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION

36th Annual General Meeting of NEPAL PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
Date: Saturday, 28 August 2010 (12 Bhadra 2067)
Venue: C & W Restaurant, Kamaladi, Kathmandu
Time: 14:00 Hrs
There is election for new executive council for next tenure.

Monday, August 23, 2010

WHO ESSENTIAL DRUGS LIST!!!!

Anesthetics
General anesthetics and oxygen
§  Halothane
§  Oxygen

Local anesthetics
§  Ephedrine 

Preoperative medication and sedation for short-term procedures

Analgesics, antipyretics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines, medicines used to treat gout and disease modifying agents in rheumatoid disorders
Non-opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIMs)
§  Aspirin
Opioid analgesics
§  Codeine
Medicines to treat gout
Disease modifying agents used in rheumatoid disorders (DMARDs)

Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
§  Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings
Non-specific
§  Activated carbon

Specific
§  Methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue)


Anticonvulsants/antiepileptics

Anti-infective medicines
Anthelminthics
Intestinal anthelminthics

Antifilarials
Antischistosomals and antitrematode medicine

Antibacterials



Beta Lactam medicines
Other antibacterials
§  Vancomycin 
Antileprosy medicines
§  Dapsone



Antituberculosis medicines
§  Amikacin 
§  Kanamycin 
§  Ofloxacin 
Antifungal medicines

Antiviral medicines
Antiherpes medicines
Antiretrovirals
Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
§  Abacavir (ABC)
§  Didanosine (ddI)
§  Emtricitabine (FTC)
§  Lamivudine (3TC)
§  Stavudine (d4T)
§  Zidovudine (ZDV or AZT)

Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
§  Efavirenz (EGV or EFZ)
§  Nevirapine (NVP)
Protease inhibitors
§  Indinavir (IDV)
§  Lopinavir + ritonavir (LPV/r)
§  Nelfinavir (NFV)
§  Saquinavir (SQV)

Combination drugs
Other antivirals

Antiprotozoal medicines
Antiamoebic and antigiardiasis medicines

Antileishmaniasis medicines

Antimalarial medicines
For curative treatment
§  Quinine
For prophylaxis

Antipneumocytosis and antioxoplasmosis medicines

Antitrypanosomal medicines
African trypanosomiasis

American trypanosomiasis

Antimigraine medicines
For treatment of acute attack
§  Aspirin


For prophylaxis

Antineoplastic, immunosuppressives and medicines used in palliative care
Immunosuppressive medicines

Cytotoxic medicines
§  Bleomycin 
§  Cisplatin 
§  Cytarabine 
§  Etoposide 
Hormones and antihormones
§  Tamoxifen 
Medicines used in palliative care
None
Antiparkinsonism medicines
Medicines affecting the blood
Antianaemia medicines
Medicines affecting coagulation
Blood products and plasma substitutes
Plasma substitutes
§  Dextran 70
Plasma fractions for specific use
§  Human normal immunoglobulin 
§  Factor VIII concentrate †
§  Factor IX complex (II, VII, IX, X concentrate)
Cardiovascular medicines
Antianginal medicines

Antiarrhythmic medicines
§  Digoxin
§  Quinidine 

Antihypertensive medicines
§  Hydralazine (for acute, severe pregnancy-induced hypertension only)

Medicines used in heart failure
§  Digoxin
[edit]Antithrombotic medicines
Lipid-lowering agents
Dermatological medicines (topical)
Antifungal medicines
Anti-infective medicines
Anti-inflammatory and antipruritic medicines
Astringent medicines

Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation
§  Urea
Scabicides and pediculicides

Diagnostic agents
Ophthalmic medicines
Radiocontrast media
§  Iohexol
Disinfectants and antiseptics
Antiseptics
§  Ethanol
Disinfectants
§  Chlorine base compound
Diuretics
Gastrointestinal medicines
Antacids and other antiulcer medicines
Antiemetic medicines
Anti-inflammatory medicines
Laxatives
§  Senna
Medicines used in diarrhea
Oral rehydration
Medicines for diarrhea in children
Antidiarrheal (symptomatic) medicines in adults
§  Codeine
Hormones, other endocrine medicines and contraceptives
Adrenal hormones and synthetic substitutes
Androgens
Contraceptives
Oral hormonal contraceptives
Injectable hormonal contraceptives
[edit]Intrauterine devices
§  Copper-containing IUD
Barrier methods
§  Condoms
Implantable contraceptives
§  Levonorgestrel-releasing implant

Estrogens
Insulins and other antidiabetic agents
§  Insulin injection
§  Intermediate-acting insulin
Ovulation inducers
§  Clomifene 
Progesterones
Thyroid hormones and antithyroid medicines
Immunologicals
Diagnostic agents
Sera and immunoglobulins
§  Anti-D immunoglobulin
§  Antitetanus immunoglobulin
§  Antivenom immunoglobulin
§  Diphtheria antitoxin
§  Rabies immunoglobulin
Vaccines
§  Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) for tuberculosis
§  Cholera vaccine
Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
Ophthalmological preparations
Anti-infective agents
Anti-inflammatory agents
Local anesthetics
Miotics and antiglaucoma medicines
§  Timolol


Mydriatics

Oxytocics and antioxytocics
Oxytocics

Antioxytocics
Peritoneal dialysis solution
§  Intraperitoneal dialysis solution
Psychotherapeutic medicines
Medicines used in psychotic disorders
Medicines used in mood disorders
Medicines used in depressive disorders
Medicines used in bipolar disorders
Medicines used in generalized anxiety and sleep disorders
Medicines used for obsessive compulsive disorders and panic attacks
[editMedicines used in substance dependence programs
§  Methadone 
Medicines acting on the respiratory tract
Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Other medicines acting on the respiratory tract
Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances
Oral
§  Oral rehydration salts (see 17.5.1 Oral rehydration)
Parenteral
§  Glucose
Miscellaneous
§  Saline solution for injection/rehydration
Vitamins and minerals
§  Iodine
§  Retinol