Expert Committee on Drug Dependence

ECDD is a scientific advisory body to WHO that consists of an independent group of experts in the field of drugs and medicines and drug dependence liability.

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49th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence documents

The 49^th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence meeting will be held from 19 to 22 October 2026. A public information session will be held on 19 October 2026. Registration and further information will be made available on this page in due course.

Meeting outcomes

WHO DG correspondence to UNSG

49th ECDD summary assessments

Meeting documents

49th ECDD provisional agenda

49th ECDD Biographies

Critical reviews

Critical review report: cychlorphine / N-propionitrile chlorphine

Critical review report: desalkylgidazepam

Critical review report: ethylbromazolam

Critical review report: etomethazene

Critical review report: spirochlorphine

Preliminary reviews

Preliminary review report: etomidate

Preliminary review report: medetomidine

Annex 1 : Member State Questionnaire Report

NB : All review reports are draft documents intended for meeting participants. They are subject to copyediting prior to publication as part of the 49th WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Technical Report Series.