Journal article
Comparison of antibiotics included in national essential medicines lists of 138 countries using the WHO Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) classification: a cross-sectional study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines classified antibiotics into Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) categories for the treatment of 31 priority bacterial infections as a tool to facilitate antibiotic stewardship and optimal use. We compared the listing of antibiotics on national essential medicines lists (NEMLs) to those in the 2019 WHO Model List and the AWaRe classification database to determine the degree to which NEMLs are …
Authors
Adekoya I; Maraj D; Steiner L; Yaphe H; Moja L; Magrini N; Cooke G; Loeb M; Persaud N
Journal
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol. 21, No. 10, pp. 1429–1440
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2021
DOI
10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30854-9
ISSN
1473-3099