Background (See Document -In Spanish PDF)
Mission
To harmonize the criteria and their application in the classification of drugs to drugs over the counter (from now on OTC) in the countries of the Americas.
Members of the Working Group on Medicines Classification
Main Members
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MERCOSUR: Tatiana Lowande, Brazil.
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SICA: Beatriz de la Cruz Pérez, Cuba.
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CARICOM: Pamela Payne-Wilson, Barbados.
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ALIFAR: María Angélica Sánchez, Chile.
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FIFARMA: Hector Bolanos, Mexico.
Alternate Members
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MERCOSUR: Rosa Maria Papale, Argentina.
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SICA: Luis Palma, Panama.
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CARICOM: Mary Louis, Trinidad and Tobago.
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FIFARMA: Marisa Carcione: Argentina.
Secretariat (PAHO / WHO)
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Juanita Rodriguez, Washington, DC.
Directory (PDF - 324Kb)
Minutes:
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Second Meeting, Antigua, Guatemala May 2004 (PDF - 312 Kb)
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First Meeting. Mexico, May, 2003 (PDF - 484Kb)
Documents:
- Concept and Criteria to Classification OTC Drugs (pdf) (Document-approved)
- Diagnostic Study (only Spanish) (PDF 367Kb)
Recommendations
Recommendations (Conclusions IV Conference)
pdf Recommendations (Conclusions V Conference)