international nonproprietary names
International Nonproprietary Names
An internationally recognized nomenclature of unique names for pharmaceutical substances and active pharmaceutical ingredients maintained by the World Health Organization.
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The World Health Organization collaborates closely with INN experts and national nomenclature committees to select a single name of worldwide acceptability for each active substance that is to be marketed as a pharmaceutical.
International Nonproprietary Names (INN) are also known as generic names.
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