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Number of medicines included in previous national essential medicines lists[12]
| Edition | 1982 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western medicine |
278 |
699 |
740 |
770 |
759 |
773 |
205 |
| Chinese traditional medicine |
0 |
1699 |
1333 |
1249 |
1242 |
1260 |
102 |
| Total | 278 | 2398 | 2073 | 2019 | 2001 | 2033 | 307 |
