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-fibrate

clofibrate derivatives, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-α (PPAR-α) agonists

WHO's definition, quoted as written in the 2024 stem book
Names only. This page is about -fibrate as a part of a name. It has nothing on uses, doses, side effects or interactions of any medicine that carries it, and nothing here is medical advice. Ask a pharmacist or doctor about the medicine itself.

Where it sits in a name

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

All 30 names WHO lists under -fibrate

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. aluminium clofibrate
  2. bezafibrate
  3. biclofibrate
  4. binifibrate
  5. calcium clofibrate
  6. choline fenofibrate
  7. cinnarizine clofibrate
  8. ciprofibrate
  9. clinofibrate
  10. clofibrate
  11. dulofibrate
  12. etofibrate
  13. etofylline clofibrate
  14. fenirofibrate
  15. fenofibrate
  16. lifibrate
  17. nicofibrate
  18. pemafibrate
  19. picafibrate
  20. ponfibrate
  21. ronifibrate
  22. salafibrate
  23. serfibrate
  24. simfibrate
  25. sitofibrate
  26. tiafibrate
  27. timofibrate
  28. tocofibrate
  29. urefibrate
  30. xantifibrate

Decode another name

Decoded

lifibrate

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

  • -fibrateend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: clofibrate derivatives, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-α (PPAR-α) agonists
  • -brateend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: clofibrate derivatives

“lifibrate” is an INN that WHO lists under -fibrate, -brate in the 2024 stem book.

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Source and licence

The definition of -fibrate (Part II B) and the 30 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.