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International nonproprietary name
AbbreviationINN
Assigned byWorld Health Organization
PropertyPublic; not trademarkable
StructureRandom prefix plus a class stem
Topic infobox · conventions

An international nonproprietary name (INN) is the unique generic name assigned to a pharmaceutical substance by the World Health Organization. It is public property, cannot be trademarked, and is intended to be usable in any language.[1]

INNs are constructed from a distinctive prefix, chosen to be pronounceable and unlike existing names, and a stem indicating pharmacological class. The stem is the informative part: -glutide denotes a GLP-1 analogue, and -tide more broadly denotes a peptide.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b World Health Organization, Guidance on the Use of International Nonproprietary Names (INNs) for Pharmaceutical Substances and the published INN stem list.
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