List of Free Essential Medicines of Nepal

   

List of Free Essential Medicines in Nepal

S. No. Medicine Name Dosage Form Strength Basic Health Service Center/ Health Post Primary Hospital/ Primary Healthcare Center Local Province Federal
1 Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) Tablet 75 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
2 Adrenaline (epinephrine) Injection 1mg in 1ml ✓ ✓ ✓
3 Albendazole Chewable Tablet 400 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
4 Aluminium hydroxide gel + Magnesium hydroxide (Antacid) Tablet 250 mg+250mg ✓ ✓ ✓
5 Amitriptyline Tablet 10 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
6 Amlodipine Tablet 5mg ✓ ✓ ✓
7 Amoxicillin Oral Tablet 500 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
8 Ampicillin Powder for IV/IM injection 250 mg vial ✓ ✓
9 Artemether + Lumefantrine (AL) Tablet 20mg+120 mg ✓
10 Artesunate Injection 60 mg ampoules ✓ ✓ ✓
11 Atropine Injection 0.6mg in 1 ml ampoule ✓ ✓ ✓
12 Azithromycin Tablet 250 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
13 BCG Vaccine Injection 0.05 ml/dose ✓ ✓ ✓
14 Benzathine benzylpenicillin Powder for Injection 1200000 IU ✓ ✓
15 Calamine Lotion 15% wv 30 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
16 Calcium gluconate Injection Inj 1g per 10ml ✓ (Birthing Centre only) ✓ ✓
17 Carbamazepine Tablet 200mg ✓ ✓ ✓
18 Cefixime Tablet 200mg ✓ ✓
19 Ceftriaxone Powder for Injection 250mg/vial ✓ ✓
20 Cetirizine HCL Tablet 10mg ✓ ✓ ✓
21 Charcoal, activated powder in sachet 10g ✓ ✓ ✓
22 Chlorhexidine (CHX) Solution Solution, 0.2% oral 50 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
23 Chloroquine (CQ) Tablet 150mg ✓ ✓ ✓
24 Ciprofloxacin Tablet 250 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
25 Clotrimazole Skin cream 1%, 25 g ✓ ✓ ✓
26 Clove Oil Liquid 5ml ✓ ✓ ✓
27 Cloxacillin Capsules 250 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
28 Combined Oral Contraceptive (COC) Tablet 30 pills, 21 pills, containing 150 mcg levonorgestrel and 30 mcg ethinylestradiol and 7 pills containing iron ✓ ✓ ✓
29 Cotrimoxazole (Sulphamethoxazole and Trimethoprim 5:1) Tablets 400 mg + 80 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
30 Dapsone, Clofazimine, Rifampicin (MDT Combi Pack) Tablet MB adult blister pack, MB Chld blister pack (a/c to DOTS Program) ✓ ✓ ✓
31 Dexamethasone Injection 4mg in 1ml ampoule ✓ ✓
32 Dextrose (glucose) Injection/solution 5%, 500ml ✓ ✓ (Birthing Centre only)
33 Diazepam Injection 2ml amp (5ml/ml) ✓ ✓ ✓
34 Diclofenac Sodium Tablet 50 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
35 Doxycycline Capsule 100mg ✓ ✓ ✓
36 Ferrous sulphate and folic acid Tablet 60 mg elemental iron plus 400 mcg folic acid ✓ (Birthing Centre only) ✓ ✓
37 FIPV Vaccine Injection 0.1 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
38 Fluconazole Capsule 150 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
39 Fluoxetine Capsule 20 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
40 Folic acid Tablet 5 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
41 Furosemide Tablet 40 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
42 Gentamicin Injection 40 mg/ml in 2ml ✓ (IMNCI) ✓ ✓
43 Gentian Violet Aqueous solution 1%, 10 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
44 Glimepiride Tablet 1mg ✓ ✓ ✓
45 HPV Vaccine Injection 0.5ml/ dose ✓ ✓ ✓
46 HRZE Tablet Combination medication; H-INH, R- Rifampicin, Z- Pyrazinamide, E- Ethambul A/c to DOTS program ✓ ✓ ✓
47 Hydrocortisone Powder for Injection 100 mg in vial ✓ ✓
48 Hyoscine butylbromide Injection 20 mg/ml ✓ ✓ ✓
49 Ibuprofen Tablet 200mg ✓ ✓ ✓
50 Japanese Encephalitis Injection Injection 0.5ml/dose ✓ ✓ ✓
51 Levonorgestrel (LNG) Implant implant (2 rods, 75 mg each) Tab0.75 mg (2-tablet pack) ✓ ✓ ✓
52 Lignocaine hydrochloride Injection 2% in vial, 30ml ✓ ✓ ✓
53 Lignocaine with adrenaline 1:10,000 Injection 2% plus Adrenalin 1:10,000, 30 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
54 Losartan Tablets 25mg ✓ ✓ ✓
55 Magnesium sulphate Injection 500 mg/ml in 2 ml ampoule ✓ (Birthing Centre only) ✓ ✓
56 Measles-Rubella Vaccine Injection 0.5ml / dose ✓ ✓ ✓
57 Medroxyprogesterone (Acetate DMPA) Injection 150 mg/ml in 1 ml vial ✓ ✓ ✓
58 Metformin Tablet 500mg ✓ ✓ ✓
59 Methyldopa Tablet 250 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
60 Metoclopramide Tablet 10 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
61 Metronidazole Tablet 200 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
62 Mifepristone + Misoprostol Tablet Comb pack includes 200 mg + 4 (200) mcg ✓ ✓ ✓
63 Misoprostol Tablet 200 mcg ✓ ✓ ✓
64 Neomycin Skin Ointment 2% w/w 10 gm ✓ ✓ ✓
65 Nifedipine Tablet 10 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
66 Nitrofurantion Tablet 100 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
67 Normal Saline (NS) Solution 0.9% infusion solution, 500 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
68 OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) Oral 2 drop/dose ✓ ✓ ✓
69 Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) Powder WHO Formula sachet/liters ✓ ✓ ✓
70 Oxygen Inhalation Medical gas ✓ ✓
71 Oxymetazoline Nasal drop 0.025%, 10 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
72 Oxytocin Injection 10 IU/ml ✓ (Birthing Centre only) ✓ ✓
73 Paracetamol Injection 150 mg/ml in 2ml ampoule ✓ ✓ ✓
74 Paracetamol Tablet 500 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
75 PCV Vaccine (Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine) Injection 0.5 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
76 Pentavalent vaccine (DPT, Hep B and Hemophilus Influenza B) Injection 0.5ml ✓ ✓ ✓
77 Permethrin Lotion 1% 100ml ✓ ✓ ✓
78 Pheniramine Injection 22.75mg/ml 2ml ✓ ✓ ✓
79 Phenobarbital Tablet 30 mg ✓ ✓
80 Povidone iodine Solution 5% w/v 500 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
81 Pralidoxime Sodium Injection 500 mg, 20 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
82 Prednisolone Tablet 5mg ✓ ✓ ✓
83 Primaquine Tablet 7.5 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
84 Pyridoxine Tablet 10mg ✓ ✓
85 Ranitidine Tablet 150 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
86 Ringer’s Lactate (RL) Solution 500 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
87 Risperidone Tablet 1 mg ✓ ✓
88 Rotavirus Vaccine Injection 1.5 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
89 Salbutamol Solution for nebulization 1 mg/ml of 15 ml ✓ ✓ ✓
90 Silver Sulfadiazine Cream 0.2% w/v 15g ✓ ✓ ✓
91 Tetanus diphtheria (Td) booster vaccine Injection 0.5ml/dose ✓ ✓ ✓
92 Tetanus Toxoid (TT) Injection 0.5ml/dose ✓ ✓ ✓
93 Tetracycline Eye ointment 1%, 5g ✓ ✓ ✓
94 Tinidazole Tablet 500mg ✓ ✓ ✓
95 Sodium Valporate Tablet 200 mg ✓ ✓ ✓
96 Vitamin A Capsule 200,000 IU ✓ ✓ ✓
97 Vitamin B complex Tablet Thiamine 10 mg, riboflavin 10 mg, pyridoxine 3 mg, cyanocobalamin 15 mcg (Therapeutic dose) ✓ ✓ ✓
98 Vitamin K1 Injection 1mg/0.5 ml ✓ ✓ ✓

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