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  2. WHO Model List of Essential Medicines - Wikipedia

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    The selection and use of essential medicines: report of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines, 2019 (including the 21st WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the 7th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children). Geneva: World Health Organization. 2019. hdl: 10665/330668. ISBN 978-92-4-121030-0.

  3. Essential medicines - Wikipedia

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    The core list contains a list of minimum medicine needs for a basic health care system, listing the most efficacious, safe and cost-effective medicines for priority conditions. Priority conditions are selected on the basis of current and estimated future public health relevance, and potential for safe and cost-effective treatment.

  4. Indication (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    A diagnosis is the assessment that a particular medical condition is present while an indication is a reason for use. [3] The opposite of an indication is a contraindication , [ 4 ] a reason to withhold a certain medical treatment because the risks of treatment clearly outweigh the benefits.

  5. Medication package insert - Wikipedia

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    The SPC is not intended to give general advice about treatment of a condition but does state how the product is to be used for a specific treatment. It forms the basis of information for health professionals to know how to use the specific product safely and effectively. The package leaflet supplied with the product is aimed at end-users. [3]

  6. Formulary (pharmacy) - Wikipedia

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    A formulary is a list of pharmaceutical drugs, often decided upon by a group of people, for various reasons such as insurance coverage or use at a medical facility. [1] Traditionally, a formulary contained a collection of formulas for the compounding and testing of medication (a resource closer to what would be referred to as a pharmacopoeia ...

  7. List of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies - Wikipedia

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    This list of over 500 monoclonal antibodies includes approved and investigational drugs as well as drugs that have been withdrawn from market; consequently, the column Use does not necessarily indicate clinical usage. See the list of FDA-approved therapeutic monoclonal antibodies in the monoclonal antibody therapy page.

  8. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Medicine-related articles

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    This pitfall is particularly common with medical terms that are used in legal contexts, with related but significantly different meanings. (See the Manual of Style.) In addition, note that: Technical terms. Approved and indicated mean different things and should not be used interchangeably. Indications refer to common medical uses for a drug.

  9. Approved drug - Wikipedia

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    Before a drug can be prescribed, it must undergo the FDA's approval process. While a drug can feasibly be used off-label (for non-approved indications), it still is required to be approved for a specific disease or medical condition. [2] Drug companies seeking to sell a drug in the United States must first test it.