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-lukast

leukotriene receptor antagonists

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

All 14 names WHO lists under -lukast

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. ablukast
  2. cinalukast
  3. gemilukast
  4. iralukast
  5. masilukast
  6. montelukast
  7. pobilukast
  8. pranlukast
  9. ritolukast
  10. sulukast
  11. tipelukast
  12. tomelukast
  13. verlukast
  14. zafirlukast

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Decoded

ablukast

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

  • -lukastend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: leukotriene receptor antagonists
  • -astend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: anti-allergic or anti-inflammatory, not acting as anti-histaminics

“ablukast” is an INN that WHO lists under -lukast, -ast in the 2024 stem book.

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Source and licence

The definition of -lukast (Part II B) and the 14 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.