Table 4.

Medicines appearing on the WHO Model EMLs but not on the SA STG/EMLs

Section	Name of medicine (core list)	Name of medicine (complementary list)
2. Medicine for pain and palliative care	Docusate sodium
4. Antidotes and other substances used in poisoning	Potassium ferric hexacyano-ferrate(II)-2H2O Sodium nitrite Sodium thiosulfate	Fomepizole Sodium calcium edetate Succimer,
5. Anticonvulsants/antiepileptics		Ethosuximide
6. Anti-infective medicines	Levamisole (not registered in SA), Niclosamide, Pyrantel, Diethylcarbamazine (not readily available in SA, can be obtained from pharma company), Ivermectin (not registered in SA, can be obtained after MCC approval) Triclabendazole (not available for human use in SA) Azithromycin, Trimethoprim (available in combination with Sulfamethoxazole), Spectinomycin (not available in SA), Clofazimine (available on named patient basis) Ethambutol + Isoniazid Ethambutol + Isoniazid + Rifampicin Rifabutin Flucytosine (available on named patient basis after MCC approval) Griseofulvin Potassium iodide Atazanavir Saquinavir Indinavir Lamivudine + nevirapine + stavudine (FDC) Lamivudine + nevirapine + zidovudine (FDC) Lamivudine + zidovudine (FDC) Emtricitabine + Tenofovir (FDC) Efavirenz + Emtricitabine + Tenofovir (FDC) Oseltamivir Ribavirin, Diloxinide (not available in SA) Miltefosine, Paromomycin (not available in SA) Sodium stibogluconate, Amodiaquine (not available in SA) Artemether (available in combination with lumefantrine) Artesunate (not registered in SA, can be obtained through the IV artesunate access programme on a named patient basis after MCC approval) Artesunate + amodiaquine (not available in SA) Artesunate + mefloquine (not available in SA), Mefloquine (not registered for treatment in SA) Proguanil (not registered for treatment only prophylaxis and in combination with Atovaquone) Sulfadoxine + Pyrimethamine (no longer recommended due to increased resistance) Pyrimethamine Sulfadiazine (available as silver sulfadiazine) Pentamidine (not available in SA, available on named patient basis) Suramin sodium (not readily available in SA, can be obtained on named patient basis) Eflornithine (not readily available in SA, can be obtained on named patient basis) Melarsoprol (not readily available in SA, can be obtained on named patient basis) Nifurtimox (not available in SA)	Capreomycin, Oxaminiquine (not available in SA) Cycloserine (alternative terizidone is listed) p-aminosalicylic acid (PAS), potassium iodide Pegylated interferon alpha (2a or 2b)
8. Antineoplastic and immunosuppresives		Cytotoxics: Ciclosporin, asparaginase, calcium folinate, carboplatin, chlorambucil, mercaptopurine, cytarabine, dactinomycin, daunorubicin, dacarbazine, doxorubicin, docetaxel, mercaptopurine, mesna, thioguanine, etoposide, fluorouracil, ifosfamide, paclitaxel, procarbazine, vinblastine,
10. Medicines affecting the blood	protamine sulfate
12. Cardiovascular medicines		Sodium nitroprusside
13. Dermatological medicines (topical)	Sodium thiosulfate Terbinafine Mupirocin Potassium permanganate Urea Fluorouracil
14. Diagnostic agents	Amidotrizoate	Meglumine iotroxate
15. Disinfectants and antiseptics	Glutaral
16. Diuretics	Amiloride
18. Hormones, other endocrine medicines and contraceptives	Estradiol cypionate + medroxyprogesterone acetate Diaphragms Levonorgestrel releasing implant Potassium iodide, Propylthiouracil (not available in SA)
19. Immunologicals	Tuberculin (PPD) Diphtheria antitoxin Cholera vaccine Hepatitis A vaccine Japanese encephalitis vaccine Meningococcal meningitis vaccine Mumps vaccine Rotavirus vaccine Rubella vaccine Typhoid vaccine Yellow fever vaccine
21. Ophthalmological preparations	Azithromycin Latanoprost	Bevacizumab
23. Peritoneal dialysis solution	Intraperitoneal dialysis solution
24. Medicines for mental and behavioural disorders	Clomipramine Nicotine replacement therapy
27. Vitamins and minerals	Ascorbic acid (only available in a multivitamin preparation) Riboflavin (only available in a multivitamin preparation) Sodium fluoride

Note: The tertiary/quaternary EML was not considered in this analysis