INN 78th Executive Summary
78th Consultation on International Nonproprietary Names
22 May 2024
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Overview
During the 78th INN Consultation, 288 INN requests were discussed, including:
• 261 new INN requests, comprising:
o 129 chemical substances
o 120 biological substances (of which 36 had a chemical component)
o 12 peptides
• 22 outstanding requests
• 5 objections
As a result of these discussions, 270 new names were selected, which are planned to be published in Lists 131 (COVID-19-related requests only) and 132 of proposed INN (p.INN). Four requests did not fulfil INN criteria (No INN), one had been withdrawn by the applicant and 13 requests were deferred for future discussion.
One new stem/substem was selected, 2 suffixes were promoted to the pre-stem list and it was decided to review the description of 3 stems.
WHO Team
INN and Classification of Medical Products (INN)
Editors
Programme on International Nonproprietary Names (INN)
Number of pages
15
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: INN Working Doc. 24.588
Copyright
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