Development of a preliminary essential medicines list for Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some evidence supports the use of a short list of essential medicines to improve prescribing. We aimed to create a preliminary essential medicines list for use in Canada.

Methods

The 2013 World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines was initially adapted by the research team. Fourteen Canadian clinicians gave suggestions for changes to the list. Literature relevant to each unique suggestion was gathered and presented to 3 clinician-scientists who used a modified nominal group technique to make recommendations on the suggested changes. Audits of prescriptions of 2 Toronto-based family health teams (an inner city clinic and a suburban site) between Aug. 1, 2013, and July 30, 2014, were performed to identify common prescriptions that were not on the dr

SUBMITTER: Taglione MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5378503 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature