Essential Medicines List
Essential Medicines List
2023
Essential Medicines List of Saudi Arabia 2023
1. Anaesthetics and Preoperative Medicines
1.1 General anaesthetics
1.1.1 Inhalational medicines
Isoflurane Solution for inhalation: 100%
Sevoflurane Solution for inhalation: 100%
1.1.2 Injectable medicines
Emulsion for injection: 20 mg/ml
Propofol
Solution for injection: 10 mg/ml
Dexmedetomidine Solution for infusion: 100 mcq/ml
Ketamine Solution for injection: 50 mg/ml
1.2 Local anaesthetics
Bupivacaine hydrochloride Solution for injection: 0.25%, 0.5%
Ointment: 5%
Gel: 2%
Lidocaine hydrochloride
Plaster: 5%
Solution for injection: 1%, 2%
Lidocaine hydrochloride/Dextrose Solution for injection: 0.4 + 5%
Solution for injection: 20 + 0.01 mg/ml, 20 mg/ml+ 12.5
Lidocaine hydrochloride/Epinephrine
μg/ml
1.3 Preoperative medication and sedation for short-term procedures
Atropine sulphate Solution for injection: 50 mcg/ml, 0.5mg/ml, 1 mg/ml
Midazolam Solution for injection: 1 mg/ml
2. Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
Cisatracurium Solution for injection: 2 mg/ml
Neostigmine methylsulfate Solution for injection: 2.5 mg/ml
Suxamethonium chloride Solution for injection: 50 mg/ml
3. Medicines for Pain
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Diclofenac sodium Tablet: 50 mg
Ibuprofen Tablet: 200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg
Pregabalin Capsule: 50 mg, 75 mg, 150 mg,
Tablet: 500 mg
Syrup: 24 mg/ml
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Naloxone hydrochloride Solution for injection: 400 mcg/ml
Tablet: 2 mg
Clonazepam
Solution for oral drops: 2.5 mg/ml
Tablet: 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg
Syrup: 0.4 mg/ml
Diazepam
Suppository: 5 mg, 10 mg
Tablet: 100 mg
Capsule: 100 mg
Phenytoin
Oral suspension: 6 mg/ml
Solution for injection: 50 mg/ml
Tablet: 200 mg, 500 mg
Valproate sodium Syrup: 40 mg/ml
Solution for injection: 100 mg/ml
Vigabatrin Tablet: 500 mg
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Pramipexole Tablet: 88 mcg, 180 mcg, 700 mcg
7. Anti-infective medicines
Capsule: 150 mg
Clindamycin
Solution for injection: 150 mg/ml
Tablet: 100 mg
Doxycycline
Syrup: 10 mg/ml
Syrup: 40 mg + 8 mg/ml
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7.1.2 Watch group antibiotics
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Solution for injection: 2 mg /ml
Itraconazole Capsule: 100 mg
Anidulafungin Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion: 100 mg
7.3.2 Antiretrovirals
Dolutegravir Tablet: 50 mg
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7.3.2.4 HIV combinations
Daclatasvir Tablet: 60 mg
Solution: 20 mg/ml
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7.4.2 Anti-leishmaniasis medicines
7.5 Anthelmintics
8. Antimigraine medicines
Sumatriptan Tablet: 50 mg
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Azathioprine Tablet: 50 mg
Tacrolimus Capsule: 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 3 mg, 5 mg
Capsule: 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg
Ciclosporin Oral solution: 100 mg/ml
Solution for injection: 50 mg/ml
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Powder and solvent for solution for injection: 5 mg/ml
Melphalan
Tablet: 2 mg
Mercaptopurine Tablet: 50 mg
Tablet: 2.5 mg
Methotrexate
Solution for injection: 50 mg/ml
Oxaliplatin Powder for solution for injection: 5 mg/ml
Paclitaxel Concentrate for solution for injection: 6 mg/ml
Vincristine Solution for injection: 1mg/ml
Thiotepa Powder for solution for injection: 100mg, 15mg
Vinblastine Sulfate Solution for injection: 1mg/ml
Vinorelbine Solution for injection: 10 mg/ml
Trastuzumab Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion: 150 mg/ml
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Abemaciclib Tablet: 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg
9.2.3 Immunomodulators
Filgrastim (G-CSF) Solution for injection: 300 mcg, 480 mcg, 600 mcg, 960 mcg
Lenalidomide Capsule: 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 25 mg
Nivolumab Solution for injection: 10 mg/ml
9.2.4 Hormones and antihormones
Abiraterone acetate Tablet: 250 mg, 500 mg
Anastrozole Tablet: 1 mg
Bicalutamide Tablet: 50 mg
Tamoxifen Tablet: 10 mg, 20 mg
Powder and solvent for injection: 3.75 mg/ml, 7.5 mg/ml,
Leuprorelin 22.5 mg/ml,
45 mg/ml
Oral solution: 2 mg/ml
Dexamethasone Solution for injection: 4 mg/ml
Intravitreal implant in applicator: 700 mcg
Tablet: 4 mg
Rasburicase Powder and solvent for solution for infusion: 1.5 mg, 7.5 mg
Tablet: 190 mg
Ferrous sulfate
Oral solution: 125 mg/ml, 25 mg/ml
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Folic acid Tablet: 1 mg, 5 mg
Solution for injection: 25 mcg/ml, 40 mcg/ml, 100 mcg/ml,
Darbepoetin Alfa 200 mcg/ml,
500 mcg/ml
10.2 Medicines affecting coagulation
Apixaban Tablet: 2.5 mg, 5 mg
fondaparinux Pre-filled syringe: 5 mg, 12.5 mg
Dabigatran Capsule: 75 mg, 110 mg, 150 mg
Solution for injection: 20 mg, 40 mg, 60 mg, 80 mg, 100 mg,
Enoxaparin
120 mg
Heparin Solution for injection: 1000 IU/ml, 5000 IU/ml, 25000 IU/ml
Warfarin Tablet: 1 mg, 2 mg, 2.5 mg, 3 mg, 5 mg, 7.5 mg
Prothrombin complex concentrates Powder and solvent for solution for injection: 500 IU
Coagulation factor IX Powder and solvent for injection: 250 IU, 500 IU, 1000 IU
Powder and solvent for solution for injection: 250 IU, 500 IU,
Coagulation factor VIII
1000 IU
12. Cardiovascular Medicines
Tablet: 40 mg, 80 mg
Verapamil hydrochloride
Solution for injection: 2.5 mg/ml
Tablet: 30 mg
Nifedipine
Capsule: 10 mg
Amlodipine Tablet: 5 mg
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Glyceryl trinitrate Solution for injection: 5 mg/ml
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Tablet: 40 mg
Oral solution: 1 mg/ml
Furosemide
Syrup: 1 mg/ml
13. Diuretics
Tablet: 40 mg
Furosemide Syrup: 1 mg/ml
Solution for injection: 10 mg/ml
Hydrochlorothiazide Tablet: 12.5 mg, 25 mg
Spironolactone Tablet: 25 mg, 100 mg
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Powder for infusion: 40 mg
Esomeprazole
Tablet: 20 mg, 40 mg
14.2 Anti-inflammatory medicines
Tablet: 500 mg, 1000 mg
Suppository: 500 mg, 1000 mg
Mesalazine Enema: 1000 mg, 4000 mg
Granule (delayed release): 1000 mg
Oral powder: 2000 mg
Sulfasalazine Tablet: 500 mg
14.3 Antiemetic medicines
Metoclopramide Tablet: 10 mg
Syrup: 1 mg/ml
Tablet: 4 mg, 8 mg
Ondansetron
Solution for injection: 2 mg/ml
14.4 Laxatives
Bisacodyl Tablet: 5 mg
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Empagliflozin Tablet: 10 mg, 25 mg
Carbimazole Tablet: 5 mg
Tablet: 20 mg
Hydrocortisone
Powder and solvent for solution for injection: 100 mg, 250
mg
Tablet: 5 mg, 25 mg
Prednisolone
Syrup: 1 mg/ml, 3 mg/ml
15.4 Androgens
14.5 Progestogens
Tablet: 5 mg
Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Suspension for injection: 150 mg/ml
Norethisterone Tablet: 5 mg
Olanzapine Tablet: 5 mg
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Suspension for injection: 150 mg, 175 mg, 263 mg, 350 mg
Paliperidone
Tablet: 3 mg, 6 mg
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Inhalation powder: 80 mcg + 4.5 mcg, 160 mcg + 9 mcg, 320
Budesonide/Formoterol
mcg + 9 mcg
Fluticasone propionate Nebuliser suspension: 50 mcg, 125 mcg, 250 mcg
Inhalation powder: 100 mcg+ 50 mcg, 250 mcg+ 50 mcg, 500
mcg+ 50 mcg,
Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol
Pressurised inhalation, suspension: 250 mcg+25 mcg, 125
mcg+25 mcg, 50 mcg+25 mcg
Ipratropium bromide Solution: 125 mcg/ml, 250 mcg/ml
Nebuliser solution: 0.5 mg/ml, 5 mg/ml
Salbutamol
Inhalation solution: 100 mcg
18. Medicines for diseases of joints and bones
18.1 Medicines used to treat gout
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Moxifloxacin Solution/ Eye drops: 0.5%
20.4 Mydriatics
Atropine sulphate Solution/ Eye drops: 0.5%, 1%
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Cream: 2%
Mupirocin
Ointment: 2%
Gel: 1%
Clindamycin Cutaneous emulsion: 1%
Topical solution: 1%
22.3 Anti-inflammatory medicines
Cream: 0.1%
Mometasone furoate
Ointment: 0.1%
Cream: 0.05%
Betamethasone dipropionate
Ointment: 0.05%
Cream: 1%
Hydrocortisone
Ointment: 1%
Clomifene Tablet: 50 mg
23.3 Antioxytocics (tocolytics)
Nifedipine Tablet: 10 mg
23.4 Other medicines administered to the mother
Dexamethasone Solution for injection: 4 mg/ml
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Ibuprofen Solution for injection: 4 mg/ml
Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccine Powder and solvent for solution for injection
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Tetanus Toxoid,Diphtheria Toxoid (Td) Suspension for injection
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