Study aimed to introduce some principles for selecting the essential drugs in the list including assurance of effective and safe treatment, suitability with ability of patient’s cost and health insurance budget and using of the drug list (modern medicine and traditional medicine and regulation of use).
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Drugs, Essential

The list of essential drug of VN, 1998 as follows: 1. Anaesthesia; 2. Non - steroidal anti inflammatory and antigouty drugs; 3. Anti-allergy and hyper- sensitivity; 4. Anti-toxicity; 5. Anti-epilepsy; 6. Anti-microbial and helminthicide; 7. Anti-migraine; 8. Anti-cancer and immunosuppression; 9. Anti- Parkinson; 10. Blood system drugs; 11. Blood-products-blood replacement; 12. Cardiovascular drugs; 13. External medicine; 14. Hormone; Endocrine and contraceptive drugs; 15. Microbicide; 16. Diuretic; 17. Gastrointestinal track; 18. Drugs for diagnostics; 19. Immunological drug; 20. Myodilator; 21. Drugs in ear, nose-throat; 22. Oxytocic, antihemorrhagic after delivery and anti premature born; 23. Dialysis solutions; 24. Anti- psychological disorder; 25. Drug for respiratory tract; 26. Solutions for electrolyte and water balance and acid-base balance; 27. Vitamin and mineral elements
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Drugs, Essential