Fig 1.
Diagram illustrating inclusion of withdrawn medicines identified on an essential medicines list.
The figure shows the process of determining the total number of withdrawn medicines included in this study.
Fig 2.
Number of withdrawn medicines included in the national essential medicines lists of 137 countries.
The countries that are shaded grey do not have a publically available essential medicines list. Countries are shaded on a color scale where lighter list fewer withdrawn medicines on their essential medicines lists and darker list more.
Fig 3.
Number of essential medicines lists including withdrawn medicines.
The left side of the Figure shows the number of withdrawn medicines included in a small number of national essential medicines lists (e.g. 22 withdrawn medicines are listed by only one national essential medicines list). The right side of the Figure shows withdrawn medicines listed by many countries (e.g. 1 withdrawn medicine is listed by 121 countries).
Fig 4.
Number of withdrawn medicines included on national essential medicines lists according to the number of medicines on each essential medicines lists, country sub-region, and national GDP.
The area of the circle represents national GDP (larger circle, larger national GDP), and the color of the circle represents sub-region.
Table 1.
Medicines withdrawn worldwide that are included in one or more national essential medicines lists.