INN 59th Executive Summary

59th Consultation on International Nonproprietary Names

9 March 2015

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During the Consultation, a total of 144 INN requests were discussed, including:

108 new INN requests, including 51 for biological substances
35 outstanding requests
1 previously selected proposed INN, against which a formal objection had been raised

As a result of these discussions, 121 new names were selected, which are planned to be

published in List 113 of Proposed INNs, while 14 requests were deferred for future

discussion. Seven requests were rejected by the INN experts, as the substances did not

conform to the criteria for INN selection. Two requests are the INNM of already existing

INN. One amendment is planned to be published in List 112 of pINN. Four new stems/substems

have been selected and 5 suffixes have been promoted to the pre-stem list.

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. 15.360