Adding a Medicine to the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

被引:13
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作者
Kishore, S. P. [1 ]
Herbstman, B. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Weill Cornell Med Coll, New York, NY USA
关键词
CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; DEVELOPING-WORLD; CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE; TOTAL CHOLESTEROL; METAANALYSIS; MORTALITY; STATINS; STROKE;
D O I
10.1038/clpt.2008.258
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Although the concept of essential medicines is not new, the processes that lead to placement of these medicines on the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines are not well understood. here, we describe the process by which we added a class of drugs, statins, to the Model List to help combat the growing global epidemic of cardiovascular disease.
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页码:237 / 239
页数:3
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