INN 44th Executive Summary

44th Consultation on International Nonproprietary Names

9 December 2007

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During the Consultation, a total of 102 INNs were discussed:

77 new submissions for INNs, including 22 submissions for biological substances;
22 requests previously deferred due to insufficient information provided by the originators were also reviewed;
as well as three previously selected proposed INNs, against which a formal objection had been raised.

As a result of these discussions, 82 new names were selected, which will be published

in List 98 of Proposed INNs, while 16 requests were deferred for future consideration due to

insufficient information on the substance. Four requests for selecting INNs were rejected by

INN experts, as the products do not conform to the criteria for INN selection.

Other issues discussed during the Consultation concerned nomenclature problems for

biological substances, the creation and use of INN stems, the protection of INNs and the

"safety" of INNs.

WHO Team

INN and Classification of Medical Products (INN)

Editors

Programme on International Nonproprietary Names (INN)

Number of pages

Reference numbers

WHO Reference Number: INN Working Doc. 07.214