2018
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2017-207396
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Essential medicines for emergency care in Africa

Abstract: The 25 novel medications not currently on the WHO EML should be considered by planners when making rational formularies for developing emergency care systems. It is our hope that these resource-stratified lists will allow for easier implementation and will be a useful tool for practical expansion of emergency care delivery in Africa.

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“… 25 Stocks and uses of these drugs are context-specific, especially in Africa. 24 A prime example of this regards antivenom: different snakes are endemic to different areas of the continent and so different antivenoms are indicated by region. No single antivenom would adequately assess the capacity of African facilities at-large to manage this scenario.…”
Section: Phase 3: Final Consensus Processmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… 25 Stocks and uses of these drugs are context-specific, especially in Africa. 24 A prime example of this regards antivenom: different snakes are endemic to different areas of the continent and so different antivenoms are indicated by region. No single antivenom would adequately assess the capacity of African facilities at-large to manage this scenario.…”
Section: Phase 3: Final Consensus Processmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Use of facility-level data that incorporates burden of disease and capabilities of practitioners can inform pharmacy formularies [24]. In some circumstances, medicines in addition to those listed on the WHO List of Essential Medicines may be appropriate [25]. Understanding the needs of the local population is crucial to providing aid that actually improves health outcomes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 2016, the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM) utilized a multiphase expert consensus process to generate an EML specifically targeted towards emergency care delivery in LRS. Through this process, 213 essential medications were identified, 25 of which were not included on the 2017 WHO list [ 10 ].…”
Section: Standardization Of Emergency Care Functionsmentioning
confidence: 99%