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-imod

immunomodulators, both stimulant/suppressive and stimulant

WHO's definition, quoted as written in the 2024 stem book
Names only. This page is about -imod 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 -imod. So the letters imod sit at the end of the name (…imod).

All 83 names WHO lists under -imod

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. acumapimod
  2. adezmapimod
  3. agatolimod
  4. alintegimod
  5. amiselimod
  6. apilimod
  7. atiprimod
  8. balamapimod
  9. bentamapimod
  10. bevifimod
  11. blisibimod
  12. cavrotolimod
  13. cenerimod
  14. ceralifimod
  15. cobitolimod
  16. cridanimod
  17. cupabimod
  18. defoslimod
  19. dilmapimod
  20. doramapimod
  21. efgartigimod alfa
  22. efizonerimod alfa
  23. efprezimod alfa
  24. eftilagimod alfa
  25. efzofitimod
  26. emprumapimod
  27. entolimod
  28. epetirimod
  29. esonarimod
  30. etrasimod
  31. fingolimod
  32. forigerimod
  33. glaspimod
  34. golotimod
  35. guretolimod
  36. icanbelimod
  37. iguratimod
  38. imiquimod
  39. indoximod
  40. ivarimod
  41. lapretolimod
  42. laquinimod
  43. lefitolimod
  44. litenimod
  45. losmapimod
  46. mocravimod
  47. mosedipimod
  48. motolimod
  49. navoximod
  50. neflamapimod
  51. obefazimod
  52. orilotimod
  53. ozanimod
  54. pamapimod
  55. paquinimod
  56. pegtarazimod
  57. pidotimod
  58. pixatimod
  59. polvitolimod
  60. ponesimod
  61. rabeximod
  62. reltecimod
  63. resiquimod
  64. resiquimod pegol
  65. rintatolimod
  66. ruzotolimod
  67. selgantolimod
  68. semapimod
  69. siponimod
  70. sotirimod
  71. susalimod
  72. talmapimod
  73. tamuzimod
  74. tasquinimod
  75. telratolimod
  76. tilsotolimod
  77. tiprotimod
  78. udifitimod
  79. vesatolimod
  80. vibozilimod
  81. vidutolimod
  82. vonifimod
  83. xempritolimod

Decode another name

Decoded

apilimod

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -imod

  • -imodend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: immunomodulators, both stimulant/suppressive and stimulant

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

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Source and licence

The definition of -imod (Part II B) and the 83 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.