WHO naming stem · suffix · 5 listed names
-(clo)sporin
cyclosporine derivtives
Where it sits in a name
WHO writes the stem as -(clo)sporin. It has 2 spellings or places: closporin at the end of the name (…closporin); sporin at the end of the name (…sporin).
Of the 5 names WHO lists under it, 5 carry closporin at the end of the name.
All 5 names WHO lists under -(clo)sporin
These are the INN in group (a) of Part IV of the stem book: names in which WHO says the stem is used as defined. The stem is marked where WHO places it. A-Z as WHO lists them.
- ciclosporin
- geclosporin
- oxeclosporin
- ruclosporin
- voclosporin
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Decoded
ciclosporin
Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -(clo)sporin
- -(clo)sporinend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: cyclosporine derivtives
“ciclosporin” is an INN that WHO lists under -(clo)sporin in the 2024 stem book.
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Source and licence
The definition of -(clo)sporin (Part II B) and the 5 names (Part IV, group (a)) are from Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024 (World Health Organization, Stem book 2024 (ISBN 978-92-4-009938-8); covers proposed INN Lists 1-129). Checked .
Adapted from: Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. This adaptation was not created by WHO; WHO is not responsible for its content or accuracy and does not endorse this site. The data file stems.json is shared under the same licence.