Annotated Medicine and Device Lists


Guyana. Essential Medicines List. 2020-2021

01. Anaesthetics and Oxygen
    1.01. General Anaesthetics
      1.01.01 Intravenous
        Intravenous
          Medicine Pharmaceutical form type Composition Observation
          ketamine Injection 50 mg/mL
          thiopental Powder for injection 0.5 g (as sodium)
          thiopental Powder for injection 1 g (as sodium)
        Reserved for specialist use
          Medicine Pharmaceutical form type Composition Observation
          propofol Injection 10 mg/mL
      1.01.02 Inhalation
        Inhalation
          Medicine Pharmaceutical form type Composition Observation
          halothane Liquid 100% v/v
          nitrous oxide Inhalation (medicine gas) N/A
          oxygen Inhalation (medicine gas) N/A
        Reserved for specialist use
          Medicine Pharmaceutical form type Composition Observation
          isoflurane Inhalation N/A
          sevoflurane Inhalation N/A
    1.02. Local Anaesthetics 1.03. Preoperative and Sedation Medicines for Short-Term Procedures
      Medicine Pharmaceutical form type Composition Observation
      diazepam Injection 5 mg/mL
      midazolam Injection 5 mg/mL
02. Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Muscle Relaxants (peripherally acting and skeletal)
    2.01. Cholinesterase inhibitors 2.02. Muscle Relaxants
      2.02.01. Depolarizing Muscle Relaxants
        Medicine Pharmaceutical form type Composition Observation
        suxamethonium Injection 50 mg/mL (chloride)
      2.02.02 Non-depolarizing Muscle Relaxants
        Non-depolarizing Muscle Relaxants
          Medicine Pharmaceutical form type Composition Observation
          pancuronium Injection 2 mg (bromuro)/mL
          vecuronium Powder for injection 10 mg
        Reserve for specialist use
      2.02.03. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
        Medicine Pharmaceutical form type Composition Observation
        diazepam Injection 5 mg/mL
03. Analgesics, Antipyretics, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medicines (NSAIM); Medicines used in Gout, Disease Modifying Medicines used in Rheumatoid Disorders (DMARDS)
04. Antiallergics and Medicines used in Anaphylaxis
05. Antidotes and Other Substances Used in Poisonings
06. Anticonvulsants
07. Anti-Infective Medicines