International Nonproprietary Names (Inn) for Pharmaceutical Substances : Lists 1-45 of Proposed Inn and List 1-85 of Recommended Inn Cumulative List No. 10

The aim of the INN System has been to provide health professionals with a unique and universally available designated name to identify each pharmaceutical substance.

The existence of an international nomenclature for pharmaceutical substances, in the form of INN, is important for the clear identification, safe prescription and dispensing of medicines to patients, and for communication and exchange of information among health professionals and scientists worldwide. This tenth cumulative list is intended as a reference source for national drug regulatory authorities, the pharmaceutical industry and health professionals.

It supersedes the ninth list published in 1996 and contains over 7100 INNs for individual pharmaceutical substances, including about 760 new names proposed since the previous list was prepared.

It is produced in a multilingual format: English and French introductory text, together with a listing of INNs in Latin, English, French, Russian and Spanish.