Publications
Publishing INN Lists
All newly selected names are published, after informing the originator of the request in the journal WHO Drug Information. Two proposed and two recommended lists are published per year. The lists are trilingual, in English, French and Spanish, and include Latin INNs.
All INNs are published in a cumulative list of INNs *, which is updated periodically and includes INNs in Latin, English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian, as well as reference to other common names. At present, more than 8,000 INNs have been published.
Other Publications and Documents
Stems
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"Guidance on the establishment of new INN stems”, Spring 2007
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The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances 2011 (Stem Book 2011)
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Addendum to Stem Book 2011 (October 2012)
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Pre-stems: Suffixes used in the selection of INNs (October 2012)
pdf, 112kb
Biologicals
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INN for biological and biotechnological substances (a review) - 2012
pdf, 316kb - International nomenclature and gene therapy products
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International Nonproprietary Names (INN) working group meeting on nomenclature for monoclonal antibodies (mAb)
pdf, 74kb
Modified INN
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INN for pharmaceutical substances: Names for radicals, groups & others comprehensive list 2012
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International Nonproprietary Names Modified
pdf, 68kb