INN 63rd Executive Summary

63rd Consultation on International Nonproprietary Names

9 January 2017

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During the 63rd Consultation, a total of 211 INN requests were discussed, including:

137 new INN requests, including 75 for biological substances
66 outstanding requests
8 previously selected proposed INN, against which a formal objection had been raised.

As a result of these discussions, 185 names were selected, which are planned to be published in List

117 of Proposed INNs (p.INN), while 15 requests were deferred for future discussion. Eight requests

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

selection. One application already had a published INN and 2 were withdrawn just before the

Consultation. Five amendments are planned to be published in a forthcoming List of p.INN and 3

objections could not be retained. Two new stems/substems were selected and 2 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. 17.408