The selection and use of essential medicines: report of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines, 2025

Overview

The 25th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 5 to 9 May 2025. The Committee considered a total of 59 applications, including 31 proposals for the addition of new medicines or medicine classes, 10 proposals for new indications for currently listed medicines, three proposals for the addition of new formulations of currently listed medicines, one proposal for the removal of a currently listed medicine, and 14 other applications relevant to the Model Lists and the WHO AWaRe classification of antibiotics. This report summarizes the evidence considered and the recommendations made by the Expert Committee in updating the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines.