WHO naming stem · suffix · 7 listed names
-dustat
hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors
Where it sits in a name
WHO writes the stem as -dustat. So the letters dustat sit at the end of the name (…dustat).
All 7 names WHO lists under -dustat
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.
- daprodustat
- desidustat
- enarodustat
- izilendustat
- molidustat
- roxadustat
- vadadustat
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desidustat
Listed INNCarries 2 WHO stems, most specific first: -dustat …
- -dustatend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors
- -stat/-stat-end of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: enzyme inhibitors
“desidustat” is an INN that WHO lists under -dustat, -stat/-stat- in the 2024 stem book.
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Source and licence
The definition of -dustat (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.