The WHO Essential Medicines List Antibiotic Book: improving antibiotic AWaReness

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18 November 2021 | Technical document

The WHO Essential Medicines List Antibiotic Book: improving antibiotic AWaReness

Overview

This publication provides guidance on the choice of antibiotic, dose, route of administration and duration of treatment for common infectious syndromes in alignment with the recommendations for antibiotics included on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children and the WHO AWaRe (Access-Watch-Reserve) classification of antibiotics.

Access to Medicines and Health Products (MHP), Essential Medicines (EML), Health Product Policy and Standards (HPS), Regulation and Prequalification (RPQ)