No | Major categories of essential medicines | Need to be present at PCI | Present at each PCI (%) | Average for PCI (%) | Need to be present at SCI | Present at SCI (%) | ||||
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DH | PU | RH | CD-1 | CD-2 | ||||||
1 | Anaesthetics | 4 | 3 (75) | 3 (75) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) | 2.2 (55) | 17 | 17 (100) |
2 | Analgesics, antipyretics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines, medicines used to treat gout and disease modifying agents in rheumatoid disorders | 6 | 6 (100) | 5 (83) | 4 (67) | 3 (50) | 4 (67) | 4.4 (73) | 12 | 8 (67) |
3 | Anti-allergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis | 8 | 8 (100) | 7 (88) | 7 (88) | 7 (88) | 6 (75) | 7 (88) | 8 | 8 (100) |
4 | Antidotes and other substance used in poisonings | 6 | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | 2 (33) | 1 (17) | 0 | 1.8 (30) | 9 | 8 (89) |
5 | Anticonvulsants/anti-epileptics | 11 | 9 (82) | 5 (46) | 6 (55) | 0 | 0 | 4 (36) | 12 | 6 (50) |
6 | Anti-infective medicines | 24 | 20 (83) | 19 (79) | 16 (67) | 11 (46) | 17 (71) | 16.6 (69) | 47 | 32 (68) |
7 | Anti-migraine medicines | 7 | 6 (86) | 5 (71) | 4 (57) | 5 (71) | 3 (43) | 4.6 (66) | 7 | 6 (86) |
8 | Anti-neoplastic, immunosuppressive and medicines used in palliative care | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 | 3 (60) |
9 | Anti-parkinsonism medicines | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 | 1 (25) |
10 | Medicines affecting the blood | 6 | 2 (33) | 2 (33) | 2 (33) | 1 (17) | 2 (33) | 1.8 (30) | 8 | 4 (50) |
11 | Blood products and plasma substitutes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | 1 (100) |
12 | Cardiovascular medicines | 26 | 24 (92) | 21 (81) | 21 (81) | 9 (35) | 16 (62) | 18.2 (70) | 27 | 24 (89) |
13 | Dermatological medicines (topical) | 18 | 14 (78) | 8 (44) | 6 (33) | 4 (22) | 5 (28) | 7.4 (41) | 24 | 8 (33) |
14 | Diagnostic agents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) |
15 | Disinfectants and antiseptics | 6 | 5 (83) | 3 (50) | 4 (67) | 2 (33) | 3 (50) | 3.4 (57) | 6 | 6 (100) |
16 | Diuretics | 4 | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | 3.2 (80) | 5 | 5 (100) |
17 | Gastrointestinal medicines | 10 | 8 (80) | 8 (80) | 9 (90) | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | 7 (70) | 15 | 12 (80) |
18 | Hormones, other endocrine medicines and contraceptives | 9 | 8 (89) | 7 (78) | 7 (78) | 4 (44) | 6 (67) | 6.4 (71) | 11 | 8 (73) |
19 | Immunologicals | 1 | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 (20) | 3 | 3 (100) |
20 | Muscle relaxant (Peripherally acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | 2 (100) |
21 | Ophthalmological preparations | 3 | 1 (33) | 0 | 1 (33) | 1 (33) | 1 (33) | 0.8 (27) | 3 | 0 (0) |
22 | Medicines acting on the genitourinary tract | 5 | 5 (100) | 4 (80) | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 3 (60) | 5 | 5 (100) |
23 | Psychotherapeutic medicines | 7 | 7 (100) | 6 (86) | 4 (57) | 1 (14) | 2 (29) | 4 (57) | 13 | 10 (77) |
24 | Medicines acting on the respiratory tract | 10 | 10 (100) | 8 (80) | 6 (60) | 2 (20) | 9 (90) | 7 (70) | 10 | 9 (90) |
25 | Solutions correcting water, electrolytes and acid–base disturbances and parenteral nutrition | 7 | 6 (86) | 7 (100) | 6 (86) | 3 (43) | 4 (57) | 5.2 (74) | 10 | 10 (100) |
26 | Vitamins and minerals | 2 | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1.2 (60) | 4 | 2 (50) |
27 | Medicines acting on the ear, nose and oropharynx | 9 | 5 (56) | 2 (22) | 2 (22) | 3 (33) | 3 (33) | 3 (33) | 9 | 4 (44) |
28 | Specific medicines for neonatal care | 1 | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 (20) | 2 | 2 (100) |
 | Total (%) | 165 | 134 (81) | 105 (64) | 96 (58) | 52 (32) | 78 (47) | 112.6 (56) | 251 | 179 (71) |