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Development of a preliminary essential medicines list for Canada.
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- Acceptability and feasibility of a national essential medicines list in Canada: a qualitative study of perceptions of decision-makers and policy stakeholders.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2019Article
- Essential Medicines at the National Level: The Global Asthma Network's Essential Asthma Medicines Survey 2014.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Development of a provisional essential medicines list for children in Canada: consensus process.CMAJ open · 2018Article
- Prescription drug coverage in Canada: a review of the economic, policy and political considerations for universal pharmacare.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2018Review
- List of essential medicines for Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2017Article
- Estimated effects of adding universal public coverage of an essential medicines list to existing public drug plans in Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2017Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundSome evidence supports the use of a short list of essential medicines to improve prescribing. We aimed to create a preliminary essential medicines list for use in Canada.
methodsThe 2013 World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines was initially adapted by the research team. Fourteen Canadian clinicians gave suggestions for changes to the list. Literature relevant to each unique suggestion was gathered and presented to 3 clinician-scientists who used a modified nominal group technique to make recommendations on the suggested changes. Audits of prescriptions of 2 Toronto-based family health teams (an inner city clinic and a suburban site) between Aug. 1, 2013, and July 30, 2014, were performed to identify common prescriptions that were not on the draft list. Literature relevant to these additional medications was gathered and shared with the clinician-scientist review panel to determine whether each should be added to the list, and a list was developed. The audits were repeated based on the final list to provide a preliminary assessment of the coverage of the list.
resultsThe multistep process produced a list of 125 medications. The medications included on this list covered 90.8% and 92.6% of prescriptions at the inner city clinic and the suburban site, respectively. In total, 93% of the patients seen at the inner city clinic and 96% of the patients seen at the suburban clinic had all or all but 1 of their medications covered by the list.
interpretationA preliminary list of essential medicines was developed that covered most, but not all, prescriptions at 2 primary care sites. The list should be further refined based on wider input.
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