NATIONAL LIST OF ESSENTIAL MEDICINES SRI LANKA
FOURTH REVISION
REPORT OF THE EXPERT COMMITTEE ON ESSENTIAL MEDICINES, 2009
MINISTRY OF HEALTH CARE & NUTRITION GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA, DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO FUNDED BY: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
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ESSAGE BY THE HON. MINISTER OF HEALTHCARE & NUTRITION Itgivesmegreatpleasuretoreleasethismessageontheoccasionofthe releaseofthe4theditionofthe"EssentialMedicinesList",bytheMinistry ofHealthcare&Nutrition. This concept which was developed in 1976 during the Non Alligned Summit Conference envisions the supply of high quality drugs to all strata of society at an affordable price. This is in line with the current policyofthegovernmentofHisExcellency,MahindaRajapakseandthe MinistryofHealthcare&Nutritionhasstronglyadvocatedthisconcept. I would like to express my gratitude to the expert committee for their recommendations and thank the WHO for the financial assistance provided to make this 4th edition of the "Essential Medicines List" a reality. Iamalsogratefultoalltheministryofficialsandtheresourcepersonnel from the department of Pharmacology of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, who contributed towards the successful publicationofthisbooklet. Hon.NimalSiripaladeSilva, MinisterofHealthcare&Nutrition, Suwasiripaya, Rev.BaddegamaWimalawansaTheroMawatha, Colombo10.
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MESSAGE BY THE SECRETARY/MINISTRY OF HEALTHCARE & NUTRITION It is with great pleasure that I release this message on the occasion, the Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition releases the 4th edition of the List of EssentialMedicines. The primary objective of this "Essential Medicines List" is to ensure the availability and affordability of efficacious, safe and good quality drugs whilepromotingtherationaluseofmedicinesbyhealthcareprofessionals andalsoencouraginglocalmanufacturersofessentialmedicines. The World Health Organization (WHO) first promoted this concept by publishing a list of essential medicines in 1977. Sri Lanka made its first publication in this regard in 1985. Since then this list has been revised periodicallyontheadviceofseveralexpertcommittees. My sincere thanks are due to all the members of the expert committee and I also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Dr. B.V.S.H. Beneragama, Professor Rohini Fernandopulle and Dr. Shalini Sri Ranganathanfortheeffortstakentopublishthisbooklet. Dr.H.A.P.Kahandaliyanage Secretary, MinistryofHealthcare&Nutrition, Suwasiripaya, Rev.BaddegamaWimalawansaTheroMawatha, Colombo10.

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