Table 1 Quantitative changes of SA STG/EMLs over time (1996–2013)
From: Quantitative evaluation of essential medicines lists: the South African case study
Level of SA STG/EML | Year of SA STG/EML | Total molecules (excluding duplicates) | Total Molecules (including duplicates) | Total dosage forms (including duplicates) | Ratio dosage forms per molecule (including duplicates) | Total number of therapeutic classes present |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary Health Care | 1996 | 134 | 180 | 201 | 1.12 | 0 |
1998 | 125 | 177 | 198 | 1.12 | 0 | |
2003 | 140 | 202 | 219 | 1.08 | 6 | |
2008 | 161 | 231 | 243 | 1.05 | 12 | |
Adult Hospital | 1998 | 364 | 397 | 447 | 1.13 | 0 |
2006 | 390 | 428 | 432 | 1.01 | 32 | |
2012 | 357 | 395 | 407 | 1.03 | 31 | |
Paediatric Hospital | 1998 | 231 | 316 | 368 | 1.16 | 1 |
2006 | 240 | 348 | 384 | 1.10 | 12 | |
2013 | 228 | 342 | 372 | 1.09 | 22 |