NATIONAL LIST OF MEDICINES

1. ANAESTHETICS

1.1 GENERAL ANAESTHETICS AND OXYGEN
Halothane inhalation
Isoflurane inhalation
Ketamine injection
Nitrous oxide Inhalation (medicinal gas)
Oxygen inhalation (medicinal gas)
Propofol injection
Thiopental powder for injection
1.2 LOCAL ANAESTHETICS
Bupivacaine injection
Lidocaine injection, topical solution, gel
Lidocaine + epinephrine (adrenaline) injection
Lidocaine + prilocaine cream
1.3 PREOPERATIVE MEDICATION AND SEDATION FOR SHORT-TERM
PROCEDURES
Atropine injection
Chloral hydrate crystals to prepare solution
Diazepam injection, tablet, rectal solution
Morphine injection,
Promethazine hydrochloride syrup

1. ANALGESICS, ANTIPYRETICS, NON-STEROIDAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY
   MEDICINES (NSAIMs), MEDICINES
   USED TO TREAT GOUT AND DISEASE MODIFYING
   AGENTS IN RHEUMATOID DISORDERS (DMARDs)
   2.1 NON-OPIOIDS AND NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
   MEDICINES (NSAIMs)
   Acetylsalicylic acid tablet
   Diclofenac tablet, suppository
   Ibuprofen syrup, tablet
   Paracetamol syrup, tablet
   2.2 OPIOID ANALGESICS
   Codeine phosphate powder to prepare syrup, tablet
   Fentanyl citrate injection
   Morphine injection, tablet, oral solution
   Paracetamol + codeine tablet
   Pethidine injection (hydrochloride
   Tramadol capsule or tablet
   2.3 MEDICINES USED TO TREAT GOUT
   Allopurinol tablet
   2.4 DISEASE MODIFYING AGENTS USED IN RHEUMATOID DISORDERS
   (DMARDs)
   Azathioprine tablet,
   Hydroxychloroquine tablet,
   Methotrexate tablet (as sodium salt)
   Methylprednisolone IV injection injection (depot preparation)
   Penicillamine capsule/tablet
   Sulfasalazine tablet
   Sodium aurothiomalate injection
2. ANTIALLERGICS AND MEDICINES USED IN
   ANAPHYLAXIS
   Cetirizine tablet
   Chlorpheniramine maleate injection, syrup, tablet
   Epinephrine (adrenaline) injection, (hydrogen tartrate)
   Hydrocortisone hemisuccinate powder for injection
   Prednisolone tablet
   Promethazine as hydrochloride injection, syrup, tablet
3. ANTIDOTES AND OTHER SUBSTANCES USED IN
   POISONING
   4.2 NON-SPECIFIC
   Charcoal, activated powder for oral suspension
   Fuller's earth, powder for oral suspension
   4.3 SPECIFIC
   Acetylcysteine injection
   Atropine injection
   Calcium folinate injection, tablet
   Dimercaprol injection
   Ethanol injection
   Flumazenil injection
   Glucagon powder for injection
   Isoprenaline injection
   Magnesium sulfate injection
   Methionine tablet
   Methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue) injection
   Naloxone hydrochloride injection
   Neostigmine methylsulfate injection
   Penicillamine capsule or tablet
   Pralidoxime injection
   Deferiprone capsule
   Desferoxamine mesilate powder for injection
   Protamine sulfate injection
   Sodium calcium edetate injection
   Sodium nitrite injection
   Sodium thiosulfate injection
4. ANTICONVULSANTS/ANTIEPILEPTICS
   Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) injection
   Carbamazepine syrup, tablet
   Diazepam injection, rectal solution
   Clonazepam tablet
   Ethosuximide capsule
   Lamotrigine tablet
   Magnesium sulfate injection
   Paraldehyde injection (peanut oil)
   Phenobarbitone sodium injection, tablet
   Phenytoin sodium injection, capsule or tablet
   Topiramate tablet
   Valproic acid (sodium salt) syrup, tablet (enteric coated)
   Vigabatrin tablet
5. ANTI-INFECTIVE MEDICINES
   6.1 ANTHELMINTICS
   Albendazole tablet
   Diethylcarbamazine citrate tablet
   Mebendazole tablet
   Niclosamide tablet
   Praziquantel tablet
   6.2 ANTIBACTERIALS
   6.2.1 Beta Lactam medicines
   Amoxicillin (as sodium salt) + clavulanic acid (as potassium salt)
   powder for injection, tablet, (as trihydrate + potassium salt),
   suspension, (as trihydrate + potassium salt)
   Amoxicillin capsule, powder for oral suspension
   Ampicillin powder for injection, (as sodium salt) in vial
   Benzathine benzylpenicillin powder for injection
   Benzylpenicillin powder for injection
   Cefalexin capsule, powder for oral suspension
   Cefipime injection
   Cefotaxime powder for injection, (as sodium salt)
   Ceftazidime powder for injection, (as pentahydrate)
   Ceftriaxone powder for injection (as sodium salt)
   Cefuroxime powder for injection, (as sodium salt), tablet (as
   axetil), powder for oral suspension
   Cloxacillin capsule, injection, powder for oral suspension
   Meropenem injection (as trihydrate) / Imipenam injection (as
   trihydrate)
   Phenoxymethylpenicillin powder for oral suspension, tablet
   Procaine benzylpenicillin powder for injection
   6.2.2 Other antibacterials
   Amikacin sulfate injection
   Azithromycin capsule, oral suspension
   Ciprofloxacin tablet(as hydrochloride), infusion, (as lactate)
   Clarithromycin suspension, tablet, injection
   Doxycycline hydrochloride) capsule or tablet
   Erythromycin (as stearate or ethyl succinate) powder for oral
   suspension, tablet
   Nystatin cream, tablet, lozenge, pessary
   Potassium iodide solution
   6.4 ANTIVIRAL MEDICINES
   6.4.1 Antiherpes medicines
   Aciclovir tablet, powder for injection
   6.4.2 Antiretrovirals
   6.4.2.1 Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
   Lamivudine (3TC) oral solution, tablet
   Nevirapine (NVP) oral suspension, tablet
   Stavudine (d4t) capsule
   Zidovudine (ZDV or AZT) oral solution or syrup, capsule
   6.4.2.2 Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
   Efavirenz (EFV or AZT) capsule
   6.4.2.3 Protease inhibitors
   Indinavir (IDV) capsule (as sulfate)
   6.5 ANTIPROTOZOAL MEDICINES
   6.5.1 Antiamoebic and antigiardiasis medicines
   Metronidazole tablet, injection, oral suspension (as benzoate)
   6.5.2 Antileishmaniasis medicines
   Sodium stibogluconate (small volume) injection
   6.5.3 Antimalarial medicines
   6.5.3.1 For curative treatment
   Artemether + lumefantrine tablet
   Artesunate tablet
   Chloroquine syrup, tablet, (as phosphate or sulfate)
   Mefloquine hydrochloride tablet
   Primaquine tablet (as diphosphate)
   Quinine injection, (as dihydrochloride), tablet, (as bisulfate or
   sulfate)
   Sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine tablet
   6.5.3.2 For prophylaxis
   Chloroquine syrup, tablet (as phosphate or sulfate)
   6.5.4 Anti-pneumocystosis and antitoxoplasmosis medicines
   Sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim oral suspension, tablet
   Pyrimethamine tablet
   6.5.5 Antitrypanosomal medicines
6. ANTIMIGRAINE MEDICINES
   7.1 FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE ATTACK
   Acetylsalicylic acid tablet
   Domperidone tablet
   Metoclopramide hydrochloride tablet
   Paracetamol tablet
   Prochlorperazine tablet
   Sumatriptan injection
   7.2 FOR PROPHYLAXIS
   Cyproheptadine hydrochloride tablet
   Propranolol hydrochloride tablet
7. ANTINEOPLASTIC, IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVES AND
   MEDICINES USED IN PALLIATIVE CARE
   8.1 IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDICINES
   Azathioprine tablet
   Ciclosporin capsule, concentrate for injection,
   Rituximab injection
   8.2 CYTOTOXIC MEDICINES
   Busulphan tablet
   Asparaginase injection
   Bleomycin sulfate powder for injection
   Calcium folinate tablet, injection
   Chlorambucil tablet
   Cisplatin powder for injection
   Cyclophosphamide injection, tablet
   Cytarabine powder for injection
   Dacarbazine injection
   Daunorubicin hydrochloride injection
   Doxorubicin hydrochloride powder for injection
   Epirubicin injection
   Etoposide injection
   Fluorouracil injection
   Hydroxyurea capsule
   Mercaptopurine tablet
   Methotrexate sodium powder for injection, tablet
   Procarbazine hydrochloride capsule
   Mitomycin injection
   Paclitaxel injection
   Thioguanine tablet
   Vincristine sulfate injection
   Vinblastine sulfate injection

8.3 HORMONES AND ANTIHORMONES
Dexamethasone phosphate injection
Flutamide tablet
Megestrol acetate tablet
Methylprednisolone injection
Prednisolone tablet
Tamoxifen citrate tablet
8.4 MEDICINES USED IN PALLIATIVE CARE
Buprenorphine injection
Fentanyl citrate injection
Morphine injection, tablet, oral solution
Tramadol capsule or tablet

1. ANTIPARKINSONISM MEDICINES
   Benzhexol hydrochloride tablet
   Benztropin mesylate injection
   Bromocriptine tablet
   Levodopa + carbidopa tablet

2. MEDICINES AFFECTING THE BLOOD
   10.1 ANTIANAEMIA MEDICINES
   Epoetin alfa injection
   Ferrous salt tablet, syrup
   Folic acid tablet
   Hydroxocobalamin injection
   Iron sucrose Injection
   10.2 MEDICINES AFFECTING COAGULATION
   Enoxaparin injection
   Heparin injection
   Phytomenadione injection, tablet
   Protamine sulfate injection
   Warfarin sodium tablet

3. BLOOD PRODUCTS AND PLASMA SUBSTITUTES
   11.1 PLASMA SUBSTITUTES
   Dextran 70 injectable solution
   Starch injectable solution
   11.2 PLASMA FRACTIONS FOR SPECIFIC USE
   Factor viii concentrate (dried) injection
   Factor ix concentrate (dried) injection

4. CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINES
   12.1 ANTIANGINAL MEDICINES
   Atenolol tablet
   Glyceryl trinitrate tablet (sublingual), transdermal patch,
   injection,
   Isosorbide dinitrate tablet
   Propranolol tablet
   Verapamil hydrochloride tablet
   12.2 ANTIARRHYTHMIC MEDICINES
   Adenosine injection
   Amiodarone hydrochloride injection, tablet
   Atenolol tablet
   Atropine injection
   Digoxin tablet, oral solution
   Esmolol hydrochloride injection
   Isoprenaline injection
   Lidocaine hydrochloride injection (preservative free)
   Verapamil hydrochloride injection, tablet
   12.3 ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICINES
   Atenolol tablet
   Captopril tablet
   Diltiazem hydrochloride tablet (SR)
   Enalapril maleate tablet
   Hydralazine hydrochloride powder for injection, tablet,
   Hydrochlorothiazide tablet
   Labetalol as hydrochloride tablet & injection
   Losartan potassium tablet
   Methyldpa tablet (for pregnancy induced hypertension)
   Nifedipine tablet (SR)
   Prazosin hydrochloride tablet
   12.4 MEDICINES USED IN HEART FAILURE
   Carvedilol hydrochloride tablet
   Digoxin oral solution, tablet
   Enalapril maleate tablet
   Furosemide injection, tablet
   Hydrochlorothiazide tablet
   Spironolactone tablet
   12.4.1 Vasoconstrictors (sympathomimetics)
   Dopamine / Dobutamine injection
   Ephedrine hydrochloride injection
   Noradrenaline acid tartrate injection
   12.5 ANTITHROMBOTIC MEDICINES
   Acetylsalicylic acid tablet
   Clopidogrel tablet
   Streptokinase injection
   12.6 LIPID-LOWERING AGENTS
   Atorvastatin tablet (as calcium trihydrate)
   Gemfibrozil capsule
   12.7 ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS
   Tranexamic acid tablet, injection