Which of the following is true regarding essential medicines: (A) Drugs for emergency conditions, (B) Drugs for serious disorders, (C) Drugs to satisfy priority needs of the populations, (D) Newer orphan drugs
Answer is C. essential drugs- needed to satisfy primary health care needs of the society regularly indian govt will release national list of essential medicines - these drugs should be available in all PHCs and in government hospitals orphan drugs - for rare diseases Ref KD tripathi 8th ed.