Table 1

Alignment of WHO EMLc, Ghana NEML and NHIS

Cytotoxic and supportive care medicinesWHO EMLc 2017NEML 2017NHIS
AsparaginaseX
BleomycinX
CarboplatinXXNR
CisplatinXXNR
CyclophosphamideXXInjection 200 mg: NR
Injection 500 mg: R
Tablet 50 mg: NR
CytarabineX
DacarbazineX
DactinomycinX
DaunorubicinX
Docetaxel
DoxorubicinXXNR
EtoposideXXNR
Hydroxycarbamide (hydroxyurea)XXNR
IfosfamideX
Imatinib
Irinotecan
MercaptopurineX
MethotrexateXXR
PaclitaxelX
TioguanineX
VinblastineXXNR
VincristineXXNR
AcyclovirXR
AllopurinolXXR
AmikacinX
AmitriptylineXXR
AmoxicillinXXR
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acidXXR
Amphotericin BX
AmpicillinXXR
Aprepitant
AzithromycinXXR
Benzathine benzylpenicillinXXNR
BenzylpenicillinXXR
Calcium folinateX
CefalexinX
CefazolinX
CefotaximeXXR
CeftazidimeX
CeftriaxoneXXR
ChloramphenicolXXR
CiprofloxacinXXR
ClindamycinXXR
CloxacillinXXR
DexamethasoneXXR
DiazepamXXR
Dimenhydrinate (Gravol)
Docusate sodiumX
DomperidoneXR
DoxycyclineXXR
ErythromycinXXR
Filgrastim (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor)X
FluconazoleXXR
FluoxetineXXR
GabapentinXR
GentamicinXXR
GranisetronXR
IbuprofenXXR
Imipenem + cilastatinX
LactuloseXXR
MeropenemX
MesnaX
MetoclopramideXXR
MetronidazoleXXR
MidazolamXXR
MorphineXXR
NitrofurantoinXXR
OlanzapineXR
OndansetronXXR
ParacetamolXXR
Phenobarbitone/phenobarbitalXXR
PhenoxymethylpenicillinXXR
PhenytoinXXR
PrednisoloneXXR
Procaine benzylpenicillinXX
SennaXXNR
Sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim (co-trimoxazole)X
TrimethoprimX
VancomycinXXR
  • R: Drugs covered by NHIS and reimbursed by National Health Insurance Authority.

  • NR: Drugs not covered by NHIS.

  • EMLc, Essential Medicines List for Children; NEML, National Essential Medicines List; NHIS, National Health Insurance Scheme.