Table 2 Presence of antidepressants and benzodiazepines in all essential medicines lists (WHO-LIST, National, State and Municipal)
From: Essential psychiatric medicines: wrong selection, high consumption and social problems
World list | National list | State list-SP | REMUMEs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATC code | Generic name | Dosage | Pharmaceutical form | WHO-LIST | RENAME | RESME-SP | CITY 1 | CITY 2 | CITY 3 |
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||
Antidepressants Total | |||||||||
N06AA | Tricyclic Antidepressants | ||||||||
N06AA09 | amitriptyline | 25 mg | tablet | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
N06AA04 | clomipramine | 10 mg | tablet | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
N06AA04 | clomipramine | 25 mg | tablet | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
N06AA10 | nortriptyline | 10 mg | capsule | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
N06AA10 | nortriptyline | 25 mg | capsule | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
N06AA10 | nortriptyline | 50 mg | capsule | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
N06AA10 | nortriptyline | 75 mg | capsule | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
N06AA02 | imipramine | 25 mg | tablet | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
N06AB | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors | ||||||||
N06AB03 | fluoxetine | 20 mg | tablet | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
N06AB03 | fluoxetine | 20 mg/5 mL | oral solution | N | N | N | Y | Y | N |
N06AB06 | sertraline | 50 mg | tablet | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
N06AB04 | citalopram | 20 mg | tablet | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
N06AX | Other Antidepressants | ||||||||
N06AX12 | bupropion | 150 mg | tablet | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
N03AE/N05BA/N05CD Benzodiazepines | |||||||||
N05BA09 | clobazam | 10 mg | tablet | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
N03AE01 | clonazepam | 2.5 mg/mL | oral solution | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N |
N03AE01 | clonazepam | 0.5 mg | tablet | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
N03AE01 | clonazepam | 2 mg | tablet | N | N | N | Y | N | Y |
N05BA01 | diazepam | 5 mg | tablet | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
N05BA01 | diazepam | 10 mg | tablet | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
N05BA01 | diazepam | 2 mg/5 mL | oral solution | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
N05BA01 | diazepam | 5 mg/mL | injection | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N |
N05CD08 | midazolam | 5 mg/mL | injection | Y | N | N | N | Y | N |
N05CD08 | midazolam | 2 mg/mL | oral solution | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
N05CD02 | nitrazepam | 5 mg | tablet | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
Total | n = 24 (100) | 10 (41.6) | 13 (54.2) | 7 (29.1) | 14 (58.3) | 13 (54.2) | 10 (41.6) | ||