Table 2 Most common medicines for mental disorders included in national EMLs
From: Essential medicines for mental disorders: comparison of 121 national lists with WHO recommendations
Medicine | No. of national EMLs | % | WHO Essential medicine |
|---|---|---|---|
Diazepam | 116 | 95.87 | Yes |
Carbamazepine | 113 | 93.39 | Yes |
Haloperidol | 109 | 90.08 | Yes |
Amitriptyline | 107 | 88.43 | Yes |
Valproic acid | 106 | 87.60 | Yes |
Haloperidol injections | 105 | 86.78 | Yes |
Chlorpromazine | 103 | 85.12 | Yes |
Fluoxetine | 95 | 78.51 | Yes |
Fluphenazine depot | 92 | 76.03 | Yes |
Chlorpromazine injections | 89 | 73.55 | Yes |
Lithium carbonate | 87 | 71.90 | Yes |
Risperidone | 85 | 70.25 | Yes |