December 17, 2025

National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)

Alphabetical list of medicines in NLEM 2015

  1. 5-aminosalicylic acid
  2. 5-Fluorouracil
  3. 6-Mercaptopurine
  4. Abacavir
  5. Abacavir + Lamivudine
  6. Acetazolamide
  7. Acetylsalicylic acid
  8. Actinomycin D
  9. Activated charcoal
  10. Acyclovir
  11. Adenosine
  12. Adrenaline
  13. Albendazole
  14. Allopurinol
  15. All-trans retinoic acid
  16. Alprostadil
  17. Alteplase
  18. Amiodarone
  19. Amitriptyline
  20. Amlodipine
  21. Amoxicillin
  22. Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid Amphotericin B
  23. a) Amphotericin B (conventional) b) Lipid/ Liposomal Amphotericin B
  24. Ampicillin
  25. Anti-D immunoglobulin
  26. Anti-rabies immunoglobulin
  27. Anti-tetanus immunoglobulin
  28. Arsenic Trioxide
  29. Artemether + Lumefantrine
  30. Artesunate
  31. Artesunate + Sulphadoxine – Pyrimethamine
  32. Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
  33. Atazanavir + Ritonavir
  34. Atenolol
  35. Atorvastatin
  36. Atracurium
  37. Atropine
  38. Azathioprine
  39. Azithromycin
  40. Baclofen
  41. Barium sulphate
  42. BCG vaccine
  43. Benzathine benzylpenicillin
  44. Benzoyl peroxide
  45. Benzyl penicillin
  46. Betamethasone
  47. Bicalutamide
  48. Bisacodyl
  49. Bleaching powder
  50. Bleomycin
  51. Bortezomib
  52. Budesonide
  53. Budesonide + Formoterol
  54. Bupivacaine
  55. Caffeine
  56. Calamine
  57. Calcium carbonate
  58. Calcium folinate
  59. Calcium gluconate
  60. Capecitabine
  61. Capreomycin
  62. Carbamazepine
  63. Carbimazole
  64. Carboplatin
  65. Carboxymethylcellulose
  66. Cefadroxil
  67. Cefazolin
  68. Cefixime
  69. Cefotaxime
  70. Ceftazidime
  71. Ceftriaxone
  72. Cetirizine
  73. Cetrimide
  74. Chlorambucil
  75. Chlorhexidine
  76. Chloroquine
  77. Chlorpheniramine
  78. Cholecalciferol
  79. Ciprofloxacin
  80. Cisplatin
  81. Clarithromycin
  82. Clindamycin
  83. Clobazam
  84. Clofazimine
  85. Clomiphene
  86. Clomipramine
  87. Clonazepam
  88. Clopidogrel
  89. Clotrimazole
  90. Cloxacillin
  91. Clozapine
  92. Coagulation factor IX
  93. Coagulation factor VIII
  94. Coal tar
  95. Colchicine
  96. Condom
  97. Co-trimoxazole [Sulphamethoxazole + Trimethoprim ]
  98. Cryoprecipitate
  99. Cyclophosphamide
  100. Cycloserine
  101. Cyclosporine
  102. Cytosine arabinoside
  103. Dacarbazine
  104. Dapsone
  105. Darunavir
  106. Daunorubicin
  107. Desferrioxamine
  108. Dexamethasone
  109. Dextran-40
  110. Diazepam
  111. Diclofenac
  112. Dicyclomine
  113. Diethylcarbamazine
  114. Digoxin
  115. Diloxanide furoate
  116. Diltiazem
  117. Dimercaprol
  118. Dinoprostone
  119. Diphtheria antitoxin
  120. Dobutamine
  121. Docetaxel
  122. Domperidone
  123. Donepezil
  124. Dopamine
  125. Doxorubicin
  126. Doxycycline
  127. DPT + Hib + Hep B vaccine
  128. DPT vaccine
  129. Efavirenz
  130. Enalapril
  131. Enoxaparin
  132. Entecavir
  133. Erythromycin
  134. Erythropoietin
  135. Escitalopram
  136. Esmolol
  137. Ethambutol
  138. Ethinylestradiol
  139. Ethinylestradiol + Levonorgestrel
  140. Ethinylestradiol + Norethisterone
  141. Ethionamide
  142. Ethyl alcohol (Denatured)
  143. Etoposide
  144. Fentanyl
  145. Ferrous salt + Folic acid
  146. Ferrous salts
  147. Filgrastim
  148. Fluconazole
  149. Flunarizine
  150. Fluorescein
  151. Fluoxetine
  152. Fluphenazine
  153. Folic acid
  154. Framycetin
  155. Fresh frozen plasma
  156. Furosemide
  157. Fusidic acid
  158. Gadobenate
  159. Ganciclovir
  160. Gefetinib
  161. Gemcitabine
  162. Gentamicin
  163. Glimepiride
  164. Glucose
  165. Glucose + Sodium chloride
  166. Glutaraldehyde
  167. Glycerin
  168. Glyceryl trinitrate
  169. Glycopyrrolate
  170. Griseofulvin
  171. Haemodialysis fluid
  172. Haloperidol
  173. Halothane
  174. Heparin
  175. Hepatitis B immunoglobulin
  176. Hepatitis B vaccine
  177. Homatropine
  178. Hormone releasing IUD
  179. Human chorionic gonadotropin
  180. Human normal immunoglobulin
  181. Hydrochlorothiazide
  182. Hydrocortisone
  183. Hydrogen peroxide
  184. Hydroxocobalamin
  185. Hydroxychloroquine
  186. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
  187. Hydroxyurea
  188. Hyoscine butylbromide
  189. Ibuprofen
  190. Ifosfamide
  191. Imatinib
  192. Insulin (Soluble)
  193. Intermediate Acting (NPH) Insulin
  194. Intraperitoneal dialysis solution
  195. Iohexol
  196. Ipratropium
  197. Iron sucrose
  198. Isoflurane
  199. Isoniazid
  200. Isosorbide-5-mononitrate
  201. Isosorbide dinitrate
  202. Ispaghula
  203. IUD containing Copper
  204. Japanese encephalitis vaccine
  205. Kanamycin
  206. Ketamine
  207. Labetalol
  208. Lactulose
  209. Lamivudine + Nevirapine + Stavudine
  210. Lamivudine + Zidovudine
  211. L-Asparaginase
  212. Leflunomide
  213. Letrozole
  214. Levetiracetam
  215. Levodopa + Carbidopa
  216. Levofloxacin
  217. Levonorgestrel
  218. Levothyroxine
  219. Lignocaine
  220. Lignocaine + Adrenaline
  221. Linezolid
  222. Lithium
  223. Loperamide
  224. Lopinavir + Ritonavir
  225. Lorazepam
  226. Magnesium sulphate
  227. Mannitol
  228. Measles vaccine
  229. Mebendazole
  230. Medroxyprogesteroneacetate
  231. Mefenamic acid
  232. Mefloquine
  233. Meglumine diatrizoate
  234. Melphalan
  235. Mesna
  236. Metformin
  237. Methotrexate
  238. Methyldopa
  239. Methylergometrine
  240. Methylprednisolone
  241. Methylrosanilinium chloride (Gentian Violet)
  242. Methylthioninium chloride (Methylene blue)
  243. Metoclopramide
  244. Metoprolol
  245. Metronidazole
  246. Midazolam
  247. Mifepristone
  248. Miltefosine
  249. Misoprostol
  250. Morphine
  251. Moxifloxacin
  252. Mycophenolate mofetil
  253. N-acetylcysteine
  254. Naloxone
  255. Natamycin
  256. Neostigmine
  257. Nevirapine
  258. Nicotinamide
  259. Nifedipine
  260. Nitrofurantoin
  261. Nitrous oxide
  262. Nor adrenaline
  263. Norethisterone
  264. Nystatin
  265. Omeprazole
  266. Ondansetron
  267. Oral poliomyelitis vaccine
  268. Oral rehydration salts
  269. Oxaliplatin
  270. Oxygen
  271. Oxytocin
  272. Paclitaxel
  273. Pantoprazole
  274. Para-aminosalicylic acid
  275. Paracetamol
  276. Paromomycin
  277. Pegylated interferon alfa 2a/ 2b
  278. Penicillamine
  279. Pentamidine
  280. Permethrin
  281. Pheniramine
  282. Phenobarbitone
  283. Phenylephrine
  284. Phenytoin
  285. Phytomenadione (Vitamin K1)
  286. Pilocarpine
  287. Piperacillin + Tazobactam
  288. Platelet rich plasma
  289. Podophyllin resin
  290. Potassium chloride
  291. Potassium permanganate
  292. Povidone iodine
  293. Pralidoxime chloride (2-PAM)
  294. Praziquantel
  295. Prednisolone
  296. Premix Insulin 30:70 Injection (Regular:NPH)
  297. Prilocaine + Lignocaine
  298. Primaquine
  299. Procarbazine
  300. Proparacaine
  301. Propofol
  302. Propranolol
  303. Protamine
  304. Pyrazinamide
  305. Pyridoxine
  306. Quinine
  307. Rabies vaccine
  308. Raltegravir
  309. Ramipril
  310. Ranitidine
  311. Red blood cells
  312. Ribavirin
  313. Riboflavin
  314. Rifabutin
  315. Rifampicin
  316. Ringer lactate
  317. Risperidone
  318. Ritonavir
  319. Rituximab
  320. Salbutamol
  321. Salicylic acid
  322. Sevoflurane
  323. Silver sulphadiazine Snake venom antiserum
  324. a) Soluble/ liquid polyvalent b) Lyophilized polyvalent
  325. Sodium bicarbonate
  326. Sodium chloride
  327. Sodium nitrite
  328. Sodium nitroprusside
  329. Sodium thiosulphate
  330. Sodium valproate
  331. Sofosbuvir
  332. Somatostatin
  333. Spironolactone
  334. Stavudine + Lamivudine
  335. Streptokinase
  336. Streptomycin
  337. Succinylcholine
  338. Sucralfate
  339. Sulfasalazine
  340. Sumatriptan
  341. Surfactant
  342. Tacrolimus
  343. Tamoxifen
  344. Telmisartan
  345. Temozolomide
  346. Tenofovir
  347. Tenofovir + Lamivudine
  348. Tenofovir + Lamivudine + Efavirenz
  349. Tetanus toxoid
  350. Thalidomide
  351. Thiamine
  352. Thiopentone
  353. Timolol
  354. Tiotropium
  355. Tramadol
  356. Tranexamic acid
  357. Trastuzumab
  358. Trihexyphenidyl
  359. Tropicamide
  360. Tuberculin, Purified Protein derivative
  361. Vancomycin
  362. Vecuronium
  363. Verapamil
  364. Vinblastine
  365. Vincristine
  366. Vitamin A
  367. Warfarin
  368. Water for Injection
  369. White Petrolatum
  370. Whole blood
  371. Xylometazoline
  372. Zidovudine
  373. Zidovudine + Lamivudine + Nevirapine
  374. Zinc sulphate
  375. Zoledronic acid
  376. Zolpidem

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