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-ermin

growth factors

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 -ermin. So the letters ermin sit at the end of the name (…ermin).

All 40 names WHO lists under -ermin

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. aldafermin
  2. ardenermin
  3. avotermin
  4. becaplermin
  5. cenegermin
  6. cetermin
  7. cimaglermin alfa
  8. dapiclermin
  9. dibotermin alfa
  10. dulanermin
  11. efaprinermin alfa
  12. efgivanermin alfa
  13. efruxifermin
  14. eftozanermin alfa
  15. emfilermin
  16. eptotermin alfa
  17. ersofermin
  18. liatermin
  19. mecasermin
  20. mecasermin rinfabate
  21. murodermin
  22. nebotermin
  23. nepidermin
  24. oremepermin alfa
  25. palifermin
  26. pegbelfermin
  27. pegipanermin
  28. pegozafermin
  29. plusonermin
  30. radotermin
  31. repifermin
  32. rilunermin alfa
  33. sonermin
  34. sprifermin
  35. tasonermin
  36. telbermin
  37. tengonermin
  38. timufermin
  39. trafermin
  40. velafermin

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cenegermin

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -ermin

  • -erminend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: growth factors

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

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Source and licence

The definition of -ermin (Part II B) and the 40 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.