Table. NLEM 2019, Compared With WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, March 2017 .

Group	Drug Group	Items in WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (2017)	Items in NLEM of Thailand (2019)
1	Anaesthesia	14	9
2	Medicine for pain and palliative care	22	20
3	Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis	5	4
4	Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings	15	12
5	Anticonvulsants/antiepileptics	11	10
6	Anti-infective medicines	153	100
7	Antimigraine medicines	4	4
8	Antineoplastic and immunosuppressives	53	44
9	Antiparkinson medicines	2	1
10	Medicines effecting the blood	16	13
11	Blood products of human origin and plasma substitutes	12	12
12	Cardiovascular medicines	30	30
13	Dermatological medicines	18	13
14	Diagnostic agents	7	2
15	Disinfectants and antiseptics	7	7
16	Diuretics	5	5
17	Gastrointestinal medicines	11	11
18	Hormones, other endocrine medicines and contraceptives	31	22
19	Immunological	24	14
20	Muscle relaxants and cholinesterase inhibitor	6	5
21	Ophthalmological preparations	16	11
22	Oxytocin and antioxytotic	5	5
23	Peritoneal dialysis solution	1	1
24	Medicine for mental and behavioral disorders	17	15
25	Medicines acting on the respiratory tract	6	6
26	Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances	9	8
27	Vitamins and minerals	12	9
28	Ear, nose, and throat medicines	4	3
29	Specific medicines for neonatal care	6	4
30	Medicines for disease of joints	8	8

Abbreviations: NLEM, National List of Essential Medicines; WHO, World Health Organization.