Table 3 Analysis of the frequently supplemented chemical medicines
From: National Essential Medicines List and policy practice: A case study of China’s health care reform
No. | Name | Frequency | Suggestion | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colloidal Bismuth Pectin | 16 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
2 | Gliclazide | 16 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
3 | Chymotrypsin | 17 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
4 | Amlodipine | 17 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
5 | Cefaclor | 17 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
6 | Calamine | 17 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
7 | Morphine | 18 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
8 | Loratadine | 20 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
9 | Triamcinolone acetonide | 20 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
10 | Acarbose | 20 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
11 | Vitamin B complex | 20 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
12 | Cefotaxime | 20 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
13 | Tinidazole | 22 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
14 | Etamsylate | 22 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
15 | Flunarizine | 24 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
16 | Cefradine | 24 | Supplement | Meets the selection principles |
17 | Clotrimazole | 24 | Supplement external preparation only | Have significant side effects by oral administration, while effective as external anti-fungal medicine |
18 | Fluocinolone acetonide | 17 | Supplement external preparation only | Have significant side effects by oral administration, while effective as external anti-inflammatory medicine |
19 | Somidon | 29 | Cannot supplement | Have significant side effects |
20 | Cimitidine | 24 | Cannot supplement | Have significant side effects |
21 | Diethylstilbestrol | 18 | Cannot supplement | Have significant side effects |
22 | Ofloxacin | 16 | Not supplement | Levofloxacin, the levorotatory form of ofloxaxin, is included in the essential medicines list; it is more effective and less expensive. |
23 | Ambroxol | 16 | Not supplement | Oral dosage of ambroxol is included in the essential medicines list. The injection only applies for emergencies, and it is more expensive. |
24 | Coenzyme A | 16 | Not supplement | Mainly used for leucopenia and functional hypothermia. Disputes exist on its effect. |
25 | Vitamin C | 16 | Not supplement | Injection is included in the essential medicines list. The oral dosage is OTC medicine; therefore, it is not suggested to be supplemented. |
26 | Piracetam | 17 | Not supplement | No sufficient clinical- or evidence-based medical evidence to prove its effectiveness |
27 | Troxerutin | 18 | Not supplement | No sufficient clinical- or evidence-based medical evidence to prove its effectiveness |
28 | Lincomycin | 19 | Not supplement | Similar effect with clindamycin in the essential medicines list, and no clinical advantage |
29 | Oryzanol | 21 | Not supplement | No sufficient clinical- or evidence-based medical evidence to prove its effectiveness |
30 | Furazolidone | 22 | Not supplement | No sufficient clinical- or evidence-based medical evidence to prove its effectiveness |
31 | Roxithromycin | 22 | Not supplement | Same antibacterial spectrum with erythromycin in the essential medicines list; more expensive |
32 | Inosine | 24 | Not supplement | No sufficient clinical- or evidence-based medical evidence to prove its effectiveness |