Home›Drugs and Medicinal Substances›WHO Essential Medicine›Core ListBrowse ByCore ListThis dimension marks whether a drug appears on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. Wikipedia notes that the list "contains the medications considered to be most effective and safe to meet the most important needs in a health system." Browsing this way separates drugs on the WHO essential list from those that are not.FactsCore ListSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonUses International ClassificationWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own accountWHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System 1Core ListFilter Results76 entriesTreats (Condition)AllAnaphylaxis (1)Angina Pectoris (1)Anxiety Disorder (1)Asthma (2)Bacterial Infection (3)Bell's Palsy (1)Bipolar Disorder (1)Bulimia Nervosa (1)Cardiovascular Disease (4)Chronic Kidney Disease (1)Deep Vein Thrombosis (2)Depression (1)Diabetes Mellitus (1)Diverticulitis (1)Esophagitis (1)Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (2)Heart Failure (1)Hypertension (2)Hypothyroidism (1)Leishmaniasis (1)Malaria (3)Myocardial Infarction (1)Nephrotic Syndrome (1)Osteomyelitis (1)Pain (1)Peptic Ulcer Disease (3)Pertussis (1)Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (1)Pulmonary Embolism (1)Rheumatoid Arthritis (3)Sarcoidosis (1)Scabies (1)Schizophrenia (1)Tuberculosis (1)Type 2 Diabetes (1)DiscovererAllAlbert Schatz (1)Alexander Fleming (1)Charles Best (1)Frederick Banting (1)Selman Waksman (1)Tu Youyou (1)Era (First Approved)All1804 (1)1820 (1)1832 (1)1878 (1)1897 (1)1899 (1)1901 (1)1906 (1)1912 (1)1916 (1)1922 (1)1927 (1)1928 (1)1930 (1)1934 (1)1941 (1)1943 (1)1948 (2)1950 (1)1952 (2)1953 (2)1954 (2)1955 (2)1958 (2)1959 (2)1961 (4)1962 (2)1963 (1)1964 (1)1966 (1)1967 (2)1968 (1)1970 (3)1971 (3)1972 (2)1973 (1)1976 (3)1977 (1)1981 (1)1982 (3)1987 (5)1988 (4)1990 (1)1994 (1)1996 (1)1997 (1)1998 (1)2004 (1)Approval StatusAllApproved (73)Discontinued (1)ATC ClassAllA: Alimentary Tract and Metabolism (10)B: Blood and Blood Forming Organs (5)C: Cardiovascular System (10)D: Dermatologicals (5)G: Genito-Urinary System and Sex Hormones (2)H: Systemic Hormonal Preparations, Excluding Sex Hormones and Insulins (4)J: Antiinfectives for Systemic Use (24)M: Musculo-Skeletal System (3)N: Nervous System (16)P: Antiparasitic Products, Insecticides and Repellents (4)R: Respiratory System (3)S: Sensory Organs (6)Route of AdministrationAllBuccal (1)Inhalation (4)Intramuscular (9)Intranasal (1)Intrathecal (1)Intravenous (29)Ophthalmic (2)Oral (52)Otic (1)Rectal (6)Subcutaneous (2)Sublingual (2)Topical (7)Transdermal (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 76AbacavirCore ListAcetadoteCore ListAcetazolamideCore ListAcetylsalicylic acidCore ListAciclovirCore ListAlbendazoleCore ListAllopurinolCore ListAmikacinCore ListAmitriptylineCore ListAmlodipineCore ListAmoxicillinCore ListAmphotericin BCore ListAmpicillinCore ListArtemisininCore ListAspirinCore ListAtorvastatinCore ListAzithromycinCore ListBeclometasoneCore ListChloroquineCore ListChlorpromazineCore ListCimetidineCore ListCiprofloxacinCore ListClindamycinCore ListClopidogrelCore ListCodeineCore ListColchicineCore ListDiazepamCore ListDigoxinCore ListDoxycyclineCore ListEpinephrineCore ListErythromycinCore ListFentanylCore ListFluconazoleCore ListFluoxetineCore ListFurosemideCore ListHaloperidolCore ListHeparinCore ListHydrochlorothiazideCore ListHydrocortisoneCore ListIbuprofenCore ListInsulinCore ListIsoniazidCore ListIvermectinCore ListKetamineCore ListLactuloseCore ListLevothyroxineCore ListLidocaineCore ListLisinoprilCore ListLithiumCore ListMebendazoleCore ListMetforminCore ListMisoprostolCore ListMorphineCore ListNaloxoneCore ListNitroglycerinCore ListNizatidineCore ListOmeprazoleCore ListOxytocinCore ListParacetamolCore ListPenicillinCore ListPhenoxymethylpenicillinCore ListPhenytoinCore ListPraziquantelCore ListPrednisoloneCore ListPrednisoneCore ListQuinineCore ListRifampicinCore ListSalbutamolCore ListSpironolactoneCore ListStreptomycinCore ListTetracyclineCore ListTranexamic acidCore ListTrimethoprimCore ListVancomycinCore ListWarfarinCore ListZidovudineCore ListSources1. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikipedialead paragraphQuote, lead paragraphThe Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is a drug classification system that classifies the active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.