WHO naming stem · suffix · 10 listed names
-fermin
fibroblast growth factors
Where it sits in a name
WHO writes the stem as -fermin. So the letters fermin sit at the end of the name (…fermin).
All 10 names WHO lists under -fermin
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.
- efruxifermin
- ersofermin
- palifermin
- pegbelfermin
- pegozafermin
- repifermin
- sprifermin
- timufermin
- trafermin
- velafermin
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trafermin
Listed INNCarries 2 WHO stems, most specific first: -fermin …
- -ferminend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: fibroblast growth factors
- -erminend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: growth factors
“trafermin” is an INN that WHO lists under -fermin, -ermin in the 2024 stem book.
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Source and licence
The definition of -fermin (Part II B) and the 10 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.