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National List of Essential Medicines
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About — National List of Essential Medicines
The National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) is a government‑approved catalogue of drugs that are considered indispensable for meeting the priority health needs of the population. It guides procurement, pricing and prescribing to ensure affordable, quality care. For example, the 2022 NLEM added the oral antiviral favipiravir for COVID‑19 treatment.