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-dipine

calcium channel blockers, nifedipine derivatives

WHO's definition, quoted as written in the 2024 stem book
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Where it sits in a name

WHO writes the stem as -dipine. So the letters dipine sit at the end of the name (…dipine).

All 44 names WHO lists under -dipine

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.

  1. amlodipine
  2. aranidipine
  3. azelnidipine
  4. barnidipine
  5. benidipine
  6. cilnidipine
  7. clevidipine
  8. cronidipine
  9. darodipine
  10. dazodipine
  11. dexniguldipine
  12. efonidipine
  13. elgodipine
  14. elnadipine
  15. felodipine
  16. flordipine
  17. furnidipine
  18. iganidipine
  19. isradipine
  20. lacidipine
  21. lemildipine
  22. lercanidipine
  23. levamlodipine
  24. levniguldipine
  25. manidipine
  26. mesudipine
  27. nicardipine
  28. nifedipine
  29. niguldipine
  30. niludipine
  31. nilvadipine
  32. nimodipine
  33. nisoldipine
  34. nitrendipine
  35. olradipine
  36. oxodipine
  37. palonidipine
  38. pranidipine
  39. riodipine
  40. sagandipine
  41. sornidipine
  42. taludipine
  43. teludipine
  44. vatanidipine

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Decoded

oxodipine

Listed INNCarries 2 WHO stems, most specific first: -dipine …

  • -dipineend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: calcium channel blockers, nifedipine derivatives
  • -pin(e)end of the nameWHO definition: tricyclic compounds

“oxodipine” is an INN that WHO lists under -dipine in the 2024 stem book.

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Source and licence

The definition of -dipine (Part II B) and the 44 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.