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Debas HT, Donkor P, Gawande A, et al., editors. Essential Surgery: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 1). Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank; 2015 Apr 2. doi: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0346-8_ch15

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Table 15.3World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines for Anesthesia and Pain Management, 2013

Medication classSpecific medication listed
Inhaled gasOxygen, halothane, isoflurane, nitrous oxide
Muscle relaxantSuxamethonium, atracurium
Sedative/hypnoticKetamine, propofol or thiopental, midazolam, diazepam
NarcoticMorphine, codeine
Local anestheticLidocaine, bupivacaine
Anti-inflammatoryIbuprofen, paracetamol
AntiemeticOndansetron
Chronic pain reliefAmitriptyline
Reversal agentNeostigmine, naloxone
Rescue medicinesEpinephrine, atropine, ephedrine

From: Chapter 15, Anesthesia and Perioperative Care

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