The National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) is
a list of medicines released by the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, aimed at ensuring the availability and affordability of crucial medications. It focuses on promoting rational drug use, optimizing healthcare resources, and guiding treatment for priority diseases. The latest list, NLEM 2022, includes 384 drugs.
- Halothane inhalation
- Isoflurane inhalation
- Ketamine injection 10mg/ml,50mg/ml
- Nitrous oxide
- Oxygen
- Propofol injection 10mg/ml
- Sevoflurane inhalation
- Thiopentone injection 0.5g,1g
- Bupivacaine injection 0.25%,0.5%,7.5%
- Lidocaine injection and Topical forms
- Lidocaine +Adrenaline injection
- Atropine injection 0.6mg/ml
- Glycopyrrolate injection 0.2mg/ml
- Midazolam 7.5mg tablet , 0.5mg,1.25mg, nasal spray, 1mg/ml,5mg/ml injection
- Morphine 10mg/ml,15mg/ml injection
- Atracurium 10mg/ml injection
- Baclofen 5,10,20mg tablet
- Neostigmine 15mg tablet , 0.5mg/ml injection
- Succinylcholine 50mg/ml injection
- Vecuronium 4,10mg injection
- Acetylsalicylic acid tablet
- Diclofenac 50mg tablet , 25mg/ml injection
- Ibuprofen 200mg, 400mg tablet, 100mg/5ml oral liquid
- Mefenamic acid 250mg tablet, 100mg/5ml oral liquid
- Paracetamol 500mg, 650mg tablet, 150mg injection ,80mg, 170mg suppository , 120mg/5ml , 125mg/5ml , 250mg/5ml oral liquid
- Fentanyl 50mcg/ml injection
- Morphine 10mg/ml, 15mg/ml injection 10mg tablet
- Tramadol 50mg, 100mg capsules, 50mg injection
- Allopurinol 100mg , 300mg tablet
- Colchicine 0.5mg tablet
- Azathioprine 25mg , 50mg tablet
- Hydroxychloroquine 200mg , 400mg tablet
- Methotrexate 2.5mg , 5mg , 10mg tablet
- Sulfasalazine 500mg tablet
- Adrenaline 1mg/ml injection
- Cetrizine 10mg tablet 5mg/5ml oral liquid
- Dexamethasone 0.5mg , 2mg , 4mg tablet , 4mg/ml injection , 0.5mg/5ml oral liquid
- Pheniramine 22.75mg/ml injection
- Hydrocortisone 5mg, 10mg tablet 100mg, 200mg injection
- Prednisolone 5mg, 10mg, 20mg tablet 5mg/5ml ,15mg/5ml oral liquid
- Activated Charcoal Powder
- Atropine 0.6mg/ml injection
- Calcium gluconate 100mg/ml injection
- D-Penicillamine 150mg, 250mg capsule
- Desferrioxamine 500mg injection
- Methylthioninium chloride 10mg/ml injection
- N-acetylcysteine 200mg sachet, 200mg/ml injection
- Naloxone 0.4mg/ml injection
- Neostigmine 0.5mg/ml injection
- Pralidoxime chloride (PAM) 25mg/ml injection
- Snake venom antiserum soluble/liquid polyvalent lyophilized polyvalent
- Sodium nitrate 30mg/ml injection
- Sodium thiosulphate 250mg/ml injection
- Carbamazepine 100mg, 200mg, 400mg tablet , 100mg/5ml oral liquid
- Clobazam 5mg, 10mg tablet
- Diazepam 5mg/ml injection , 5mg suppository , 2mg/5ml oral liquid
- Magnesium sulphate 500mg/ml injection
- Levetiracetam 250,500,750mg tablet , 100mg/ml oral liquid , 100mg/ml injection
- Lorazepam 1,2mg tablet , 2,4mg/ml injection
- Midazolam 7.5,15mg tablet , 1,5mg/ml injection , 0.5,1.25mg/actuation nasal spray
- Phenobarbitone 30,60mg tablet , 20mg/5ml oral liquid , 200mg/ml injection
- Phenytoin 50,100,300mg tablet , 25,50mg/ml injection , 30,125mg/5ml oral liquid
- Sodium valporate 200,300,500mg tablet , 200mg/5ml oral liquid , 100mg/5ml injection
- Sumatriptan 25,50mg tablet
- Amitriptyline 10,25,75mg tablet
- Flunarizine 5,10mg tablet
- Propranolol 10,20,40mg tablet
- Levodopa+Carbidopa 100mg+10mg, 100mg+25mg, 250mg+25mg tablet Modified Release- 100mg+25mg , 200mg+50mg tablet
- Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablet
- Donepenzil 5,10mg tablet
- Albendazole 400mg tablet , 400mg chewable tablet, 200mg/5ml oral liquid
- Mebendazole 100mg tablet 100mg/5ml oral liquid
- Diethylcarbamazine 50,100mg tablet , 120/5ml oral liquid
- Ivermectin 6,12mg tablet
- Praziquantel 600mg tablet
- Amoxicillin 250,500mg capsules , 250,500,1000mg injection , 125,250mg/5ml oral liquid
- Amoxicillin+Clavulanic acid 500mg+125mg tablet , 500mg+100mg injection ,1g+200mg injection , 200mg+28.5mg/5ml oral liquid , 125mg+31.25mg/5ml dry syrup
- Ampicillin 500,1000mg injection
- Benzathine benzylpenicillin 6,12,24 lac units injection
- Benzylpenicillin 5, 10 lac injection
- Cefadroxil 100,500mg tablet , 125mg/5ml oral liquid
- Cefazolin 500,1000mg injection
- Cefixime 200,400mg tablet , 50mg,100mg/5ml oral liquid
- Cefotaxime 250,500,1000mg injection
- Ceftazidime 250,1000mg injection
- Ceftriaxome 250,500,1000,2000mg injection
- Cloxacillin 250,500mg capsule , 250mg injection , 125mg/5ml oral liquid
- Piperacillin+Tazobactam 1000mg+125mg injection , 2000mg+250mg injection , 4000mg+500mg injection
- Meropenem 500,1000mg powder for injection
- Azithromycin 250,500mg tablet , 500mg injection , 200mg/5ml oral liquid
- Cefuroxime 500mg tablet , 1500mg injection , 125mg/5ml oral liquid
- Ciprofloxacin 250,500mg tablet , 200mg/100ml injection , 250mg/5ml oral liquid
- Clarithromycin 250, 500mg tablet , 125mg/5ml oral liquid
- Clindamycin 150,300mg capsule , 150mg/ml injection
- Co-trimoxazole(Sulphamethoxazole+Trimethoprim) 400mg+80mg tablet , 800mg+160mg tablet , 200mg+40mg/5ml oral liquid
- Doxycycline 100mg capsule , 100mg injection , 50mg/5ml dry syrup
- Gentamicin 10,40mg/ml injection
- Metronidazole 200,400mg tablet , 500mg/100ml injection , 200mg/5ml oral liquid
- Nitrofurantoin 100mg tablet , 25mg/5ml oral liquid
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablet
- Procaine Benzylpenicillin 1000mg injection
- Vancomycin 125,250mg capsule , 250,500,1000mg injection
- Clofazimine 50,100mg capsule
- Dapsome 50,100mg tablet
- Rifampicin 150,300mg capsule
- Amikacin 100,250,500mg/ml injection
- Bedaquiline 100mg tablet
- Clofazimine 50,100mg capsule
- Cycloserine 125,250mg capsule
- Delamanid 50mg tablet
- Ethambutol 200,400,600,800mg tablet
- Ethionamide 125,250mg tablet
- Isoniazid 100,300mg tablet , 50mg/5ml oral liquid
- Levofloxacin 250,500,750mg tablet
- Linezolid 300,600mg tablet
- Moxifloxacin 400mg tablet
- Para-aminosalicylic acid granules
- Pyrazinamide 500,750,1000,1500mg tablet , 250mg/5ml oral liquid
- Rifampicin 150,300,450,600mg capsule , 100mg/5ml oral liquid
- Streptomycin 750,1000mg injection
- Amphotericin 50mg/vial injection
- Clotrimaxole 100mg pessary
- Fluconazole 50,100,150,200,400mg tablet, 50mg/5ml oral liquid, 200mg/100ml injection
- Griseofulvin 125,250,375mg tablet
- Itraconazole 100,200mg capsule, 10mg/ml oral liquid
- Mupirocin 2% ointment
- Nystatin 1 lac IU Pessary, 1 lac IU/ml oral liquid
- Terbinafine 1% cream
- Acyclovir 200,400,800mg tablet, 250,500mg injection, 400mg/5ml oral liquid
- Valganciclovir 450mg tablet, 50mg/ml powder for oral solution
- Abacavir 60, 300mg tablet
- Abacavir+Lamivudine 60mg+30mg tablet, 600mg+300mg tablet
- Lamivudine 100,150mg tablet
- Tenofovir Disproxil Fumarate 300mg tablet
- Tenofovir Disproxil Fumarate+Lamivudine 300mg+300mg tablet
- Tenofovir Disproxil Fumarate+Lamivudine+Dolutegravir 300mg+300mg+50mg tablet
- Tenofovir Disproxil Fumarate+Lamivudine+Efavirenz 300mg+300mg+600mg tablet
- Zidovidine 300mg tablet, 50mg/5ml oral liquid
- Zidovidine+Lamivudine 60mg+30mg, 300mg+150mg tablet
- Zidovidine+Lamivudine+Nevirapaine 60mg+30mg+50mg, 300mg+150mg+200mg tablet
- Efavirenz 200,600mg tablet
- Nevirapaine 200mg tablet, 50mg dispersible tablet,50mg/5ml oral liquid
- Dolutegravir 50mg tablet
- Raltegravir 400mg tablet
- Altazanavir+Ritonavir 300mg+100mg tablet
- Darunavir 600mg tablet
- Darunavir+Ritonavir 600mg+100mg tablet
- Lopinavir+Ritonavir 100mg+25mg, 200mg+50mg tablet, 80mg+20mg/ml oral liquid, 40mg+10mg capsule/sachet/pellets/granules
- Ritonavir 100mg tablet
- Acyclovir 250mg injection
- Clindamycin 300mg tablet
- Valganciclovir 450mg tablet
- Azithromycin 250mg, 500mg, 1000mg tablet
- Daclatasvir 30,60mg tablet
- Entecavir 0.5,1mg tablet, 0.5mg/ml oral liquid
- Ribavirin 200mg capsule
- Sofosbuvir 400mg tablet
- Tenofovir Alafenamide Fumarate 25mg tablet
- Tenofovir Disproxil Fumarate 300mg tablet
- Metronidazole 200,400mg tablet, 500mg/100ml injection, 200mg/5ml oral liquid
- Miltefosine 50mg capsule
- Paromomycin 375mg/5ml injection
- Chloroquine 150mg tablet, 50mg/5ml oral liquid
- Artemether+Lumefantrine 20mg+120mg, 40mg+240mg, 80mg+480mg tablet
- Artesunate 60,120mg injection
- Artesunate+(Sulphadoxine+Pyrimethamine) 25mg+(250+12.5mg) combipack tablet, 50mg+(500+25mg) tablet, 100mg+(750+37.5mg) tablet, 150mg+(500+25mg) tablet, 200mg+(750+37.5mg) tablet
- Primaquine 2.5, 7.5, 15mg tablet
- Quinine 300mg tablet, 300mg/ml injection
- Doxycycline 100mg capsule, 50mg/5ml oral liquid
- Mefloquine 250mg tablet
- 5-Fluorouracil 250mg/5ml injection
- 6-Mercaptopurine 500mg tablet
- Actinomycin-D 0.5mg injection
- All trans retionic acid 10mg capsule
- Arsenic trioxide 1mg/ml injection
- Bendamustine hydrochloride 25,100mg/vial injection
- Bleomycin 15 units injection
- Bortezomib 2mg injection
- Calcium folinate 15mg tablet, 3mg/ml injection
- Capecitabine 500mg tablet
- Carboplatin 10mg/ml injection
- Chlorambucil 2,5mg tablet
- Cisplatin 1mg/ml injection
- Cyclophoshamide 50mg tablet, 500mg injection
- Cytosine arabinoside 100,500,1000mg/vial injection
- Dacatbazine 200,500mg injection
- Daunorubicin 5mg/ml injection
- Docetaxel 20,80mg injection
- Doxorubicin 2mg/ml injection
- Etoposide 50mg capsule, 20mg/ml injection
- Gefitinib 250mg tablet
- Gemicitabine 200,1000mg injection
- Hydroxyurea 500mg capsule
- Ifosfamide 1000,2000mg injection
- Imatinib 100,400mg tablet
- Irinotecan HCL Trihydrate 20mg/ml injection
- L-Asparaginase 5000KU, 10000KU powder for injection
- Lenalidomide 5,25mg capsule
- Melphalan 2,5mg tablet
- Methotrexate 2.5, 5, 10mg tablet, 50mg/ml injection
- Oxaliplatin 5mg/ml in 10ml vial injection, 5mg/ml in 20ml vial injection
- Paclitaxel 30mg/5ml injection, 100mg/16.7ml injection
- Rituximab 10mg/ml injection
- Temozolomide 20,100,250mg capsule
- Thalidomide 50,100mg capsule
- Trastuzumab 440mg/50ml injection
- Vinblastine 1mg/ml injection
- Vincristine 1mg/ml injection
- Bicalutamide 50mg tablet
- Letrozole 2.5mg tablet
- Leuprolide acetate 3.75,11.25,22.5mg injection
- Prednisolone 10,20,40mg tablet, 20mg/2ml injection, 5,15mg/5ml oral liquid
- Tamoxifen 10,20mg tablet
- Azathioprine 50mg tablet
- Cyclosporine 25,50,100mg capsule, 50mg/ml injection, 100mg/ml oral liquid
- Mycophenolate mofetil 250,500mg tablet
- Tacrolimus 0.5,1,2mg capsule
- Allopurinol 100mg tablet
- Amitriptyline 10,25mg tablet
- Dexamethasone 0.4,4mg tablet, 4mg/ml injection
- Diazepam 2,5mg tablet, 5mg/ml injection
- Filgrastim 300mcg injection
- Fluoxetine 20mg capsule
- Haloperidol 1.5,5mg tablet, 5mg/ml injection
- Lactulose 10g/15ml oral liquid
- Loperamide 2mg tablet
- Metoclopramide 10mg tablet, 5mg/ml injection, 5mg/5ml oral liquid
- Mesna 100mg/ml injection
- Midazolam 1mg/ml injection
- Morphine 10mg tablet Modified Release- 30mg tablet
- Ondansetron 4,8mg tablet, 2mg/ml injection, 2mg/5ml oral liquid
- Tramadol 50,100mg capsule, 50mg/ml injection
- Zoledronic acid 4mg injection
- Erythropoietin 2000,10000 IU/ml injection
- Ferrous salts 60mg tablet
- Iron Dextran 50mg/ml injection
- Iron sorbitol citrate complex 50mg/ml injection
- Ferrous salts+Folic acid 45mg+400mcg tablet, 100mg+500mcg tablet, 20mg+100mg/ml oral liquid
- Folic acid 1,5mg tablet
- Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/ml injection
- Iron sucrose 20mg/ml injection
- Enoxaparin 40mg/0.4ml injection, 60mg/0.6ml injection
- Heparin 1000 IU/ml, 5000 IU/ml injection
- Phytomenadione(Vitamin k1) 10mg tablet, 10mg/ml injection
- Protamine sulphate 10mg/ml injection
- Tranexamic acid 500mg tablet, 100mg/ml injection
- Warfarin 1,2,3,5mg tablet
- Dextran 40 injection 10%
- Diltiazem 30,60mg tablet, Modified Release- 180mg tablet, 5mg/ml injection
- Glycery trinitrate 5mg/ml injection, 0.5mg sublingual tablet
- Isosorbide dinitrate 5,10mg tablet
- Metoprolol 25,50,100mg tablet, 1mg/ml injection
- Adenosine 3mg/ml injection
- Amiodarone 100,200mg tablet, 50mg/ml injection
- Digoxin 0.25mg tablet, 0.25mg/ml injection, 0.05mg/ml oral liquid
- Esmolol 10mg/ml injection
- Lignocaine 2% injection
- Verapamil 40,80mg tablet, 2.5mg/ml injection
- Amlodipine 2.5,5,10mg tablet
- Enalapril 2.5,5mg tablet
- Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5,25mg tablet
- Labetalol 50,100mg tablet, 5mg/ml injection
- Ramipril 2.5,5mg tablet
- Sodium nitroprusside 10mg/ml injection
- Telmisartan 20,40,80mg tablet
- Dobutamine 50mg/ml injection
- Dopamine 40mg/ml injection
- Noradrenaline 2mg/ml injection
- Spironolactone 25,50mg tablet
- Clopidogrel 75,150mg tablet
- Dabigatran 75,110,150mg Capsule
- Enoxaparin 40mg/0.4ml, 60mg/0.6ml injection
- Streptokinase 750000,1500000 IU injection
- Tenecteplase 30,40mg/vial injection
- Atrovastatin 10,20,40,80mg tablet
- Clotrimaxole 1% cream and lotion
- Framycetin 1% cream
- Fusidic acid 2% cream
- Silver sulphadiazine 1% cream
- Betamethasone valerate 0.05,0.1% cream
- Calamine lotion
- Benzoyl peroxide 2.5,5% gel
- Coal tar+Salicylic acid 1%+3% solution
- Podophyllin resin 20% solution
- Salicylic acid 3-6% ointment
- Permethrine 1% lotion and 5% cream
- Glycerine/Glycerol topical
- Fluorescein ophthalmic strips
- Propacaine 0.5% eye drops
- Tropicamide 1% eye drops
- Barium sulfate 95% w/v oral liquid
- Gadobenate dimeglumine 529mg/ml injection
- Iohexol 140,180,240,300,350mg iodine/ml injection
- Meglumine diatrizoate 60,76% w/v injection
- Chlorhexidine 5% solution
- Ethyl alcohol 70% solution
- Hydrogen peroxide 6% solution
- Povidone iodine 4% to 10% solution
- Methylrosanilinium chloride 0.25% to 2% topical preparation
- Furosemide 40mg tablet , 10mg/ml injection, 10mg/ml oral liquid
