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-fylline

N-methylated xanthine 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 -fylline. So the letters fylline sit at the end of the name (…fylline).

All 44 names WHO lists under -fylline

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. acefylline clofibrol
  2. acefylline piperazine
  3. albifylline
  4. apaxifylline
  5. arofylline
  6. bamifylline
  7. cipamfylline
  8. denbufylline
  9. derenofylline
  10. dimabefylline
  11. diniprofylline
  12. doxofylline
  13. enprofylline
  14. etofylline
  15. etofylline clofibrate
  16. fibrafylline
  17. flufylline
  18. fluprofylline
  19. furafylline
  20. guaifylline
  21. isbufylline
  22. istradefylline
  23. laprafylline
  24. lisofylline
  25. lomifylline
  26. metescufylline
  27. mexafylline
  28. midaxifylline
  29. naxifylline
  30. nestifylline
  31. pentifylline
  32. pentoxifylline
  33. perbufylline
  34. propentofylline
  35. pyridofylline
  36. rolofylline
  37. spirofylline
  38. stacofylline
  39. tazifylline
  40. tonapofylline
  41. torbafylline
  42. triclofylline
  43. verofylline
  44. visnafylline

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Decoded

arofylline

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -fylline

  • -fyllineend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: N-methylated xanthine derivatives

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

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Source and licence

The definition of -fylline (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.