DeCS

Descriptor English:

International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances

Descriptor Spanish:

Denominaciones Comunes Internacionales para las Sustancias Farmacéuticas

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	denominaciones comunes internacionales de las sustancias farmacéuticas
Entry term(s)	INN nombres comunes internacionales
Scope note:	Denominaciones para las sustancias farmacéuticas que se basan en la selección de una partícula monosilábica o polisilábica indicativa de la actividad farmacológica o de su nombre químico. Una vez escogida la partícula, la denominación completa se forma añadiendo prefijos o sufijos que permitan distinguir la sustancia de otras.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Denominações Comuns Internacionais para as Substâncias Farmacêuticas

Descriptor French:

Dénominations Communes Internationales pour les Substances Pharmaceutiques

Entry term(s):

INN
International Non-Proprietary Name
International Non-Proprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances
International Nonproprietary Name
International Nonproprietary Names

Tree number(s):

VS2.002.005.002

Scope note:

Names for pharmaceutical substances that are based on the selection of a monosyllabic or polysyllabic particle indicative of their pharmacological activity or chemical name. The full name is then formed by adding prefixes and/or suffixes to distinguish the substance from others.

Allowable Qualifiers:

No qualifiers

DeCS ID:

16706

Unique ID:

DDCS016706

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Health Surveillance of Products [VS2]

Health Surveillance of Products

Drug and Narcotic Control [VS2.002]

Drug and Narcotic Control

Pharmacopoeias as Topic [VS2.002.005]

Pharmacopoeias as Topic

Brazilian Pharmacopeia [VS2.002.005.001]

Brazilian Pharmacopeia

International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances [VS2.002.005.002]

International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances

Proprietary Drug Name [VS2.002.005.003]

Proprietary Drug Name

International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances - Preferred

Concept UI	FD00057839
Scope note	Names for pharmaceutical substances that are based on the selection of a monosyllabic or polysyllabic particle indicative of their pharmacological activity or chemical name. The full name is then formed by adding prefixes and/or suffixes to distinguish the substance from others.
Preferred term	International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances
Entry term(s)	INN International Non-Proprietary Name International Non-Proprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances International Nonproprietary Name International Nonproprietary Names

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