WHO naming stem · suffix · 7 listed names
-curium
curare-like substances
Where it sits in a name
WHO writes the stem as -curium. So the letters curium sit at the end of the name (…curium).
All 7 names WHO lists under -curium
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.
- atracurium besilate
- cisatracurium besilate
- doxacurium chloride
- gantacurium chloride
- mivacurium chloride
- truxicurium iodide
- truxipicurium iodide
Decode another name
Decoded
truxicurium iodide
Listed INNCarries 2 WHO stems, most specific first: -curium …
- -curiumend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: curare-like substances
- -iumend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: quaternary ammonium compounds
“iodide” is a salt word: it names what the medicine is paired with in the compound, not a naming stem.
“truxicurium iodide” is an INN that WHO lists under -curium, -ium in the 2024 stem book.
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Source and licence
The definition of -curium (Part II B) and the 7 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.