Module 3 2019

Sources

➢ INN: International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances

INN in four languages

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Procedure for selection

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General principles

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− Subsequent lists of proposed and recommended INN: WHO Drug Information

➢ BAN: British Approved Names : incorporating International Nonproprietary Names.

− A dictionary of drug names for regulatory use in the UK

Names & guiding principles

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Cross-index with proprietary names

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− Guidelines for construction of pharmaceutical trademarks

➢ USAN: USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names (US Pharmacopoeia)

Nomenclature and Characterisationof the Active Ingredient

The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs