INN 62nd Executive Summary

62nd Consultation on International Nonproprietary Names

9 July 2016

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During the 62nd Consultation, a total of 183 INN requests were discussed, including:

128 new INN requests, including 68 for biological substances
50 outstanding requests
5 previously selected proposed INN, against which a formal objection had been raised.

As a result of these discussions, 149 names were selected, which are planned to be published in List

116 of Proposed INNs (p.INN), while 29 requests were deferred for future discussion. Two requests

were rejected by the INN Expert Group, as the substances did not conform to the criteria for INN

selection. One INN application was withdrawn just before the Consultation. One amendment is

planned to be published in a forthcoming List of p.INN and one objection could not be retained. Five

new stems/substems were selected and 7 suffixes were 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. 16.395