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Essential Medicines for the Whole World
Author(s) -
Reidenberg M M
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100388
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacology , intensive care medicine , traditional medicine
The concept of essential medicines 1 is as relevant to the whole world now as it was for some countries in 1975 when the concept was developed. 2 , 3 Basically, the concept is that medicines needed to satisfy the priority health‐care needs of a population should be made available at all times to everyone in the population within the context of a functioning health‐care system (see Box 1). Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2007) 82 , 500–503. doi: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100388
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