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An international nonproprietary name (INN) is an official generic and nonproprietary name given to a pharmaceutical drug or an active ingredient. INNs are intended to make communication more precise by providing a unique standard name for each active ingredient, to avoid prescribing errors.
In the majority of circumstances, drugs have 3 types of names: chemical names, the most important of which is the IUPAC name; generic or nonproprietary names, the most important of which are international nonproprietary names (INNs); and trade names, which are brand names.
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Apr 13, 2021 · The World Health Organization assigns international nonproprietary names (INN), also known as common names, to compounds upon request from drug developers. Structures of INNs are publicly available and represent a source, albeit underused, to understand trends in drug research and development.
- Marta Serafini, Sarah Cargnin, Alberto Massarotti, Gian Cesare Tron, Tracey Pirali, Armando A Genazz...
- 2021
What USAN Names. Over 10 000 drugs have received nonproprietary names since the WHO, AMA, USP, and APhA began assigning names to drugs, 11 and they are listed in online databases such as the USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names. 1 In 2018, the USAN program named 198 substances.
- Gail B Karet
- 2019
Over the previous 5 years, over 1000 new INN have been proposed and has resulted in 35 new stems or substems, 6 for biological substances and the remainder for chemical substances. The most frequently used stems over these 5 years are -mab for monoclonal antibodies and -tinib for tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Many new pre-stems have also been ...
CALLS ON the Director-General to intensify his consultations with governments and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry on ways of reducing to a minimum the problems arising from drug nomenclatures that may create confusion and jeopardize the safety of patients. Twelfth Plenary Meeting, 12 May 1993. A46/VR/12.
International Nonproprietary Names (INN) identify pharmaceutical substances or active pharmaceutical ingredients. Each INN is a unique name that is globally recognized and is public property. A nonproprietary name is also known as a generic name. The INN system is managed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
