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In collaboration with other organizations, the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) recently developed a list of essential medicines for palliative care in response to a request from the Cancer Control Program of the World Health Organization (WHO). The request from WHO was to prepare a list based on the recommendation from palliative care experts, taking in consideration two criteria: Efficacy and Safety. The WHO will be carrying out the Cost Effectiveness analysis and evidence based reviews of the recommended medications.
To work on this proposal, IAHPC formed a working committee which included board members of IAHPC and external advisers from the field. The Committee developed a plan of action which included a modified Delphi process, a general survey among palliative care experts from around the globe, and a face to face meeting in Salzburg, Austria, with representatives from international palliative care and pain relief organizations.
Now that this task has been completed, the IAHPC has delivered its list to the WHO. The IAHPC list includes 34 medications of which 14 are already included in the WHO list as essential in the treatment of several conditions, some of which are common in palliative care.
To read about the process followed to develop the IAHPC list of Essential Medicines for Palliative Care, click here
To see the IAHPC list, click here
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Special Report. Liliana de Lima. The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care List of Essential Medicines for Palliative Care. Palliative Medicine 2006; 20: 647-651
Editorial. Derek Doyle. The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care List of Essential Medicines for Palliative Care. Palliative Medicine 2006; 20: 645-646
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