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WHO naming stem · prefix · former · 26 listed names

nifur-

5-nitrofuran derivatives

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

WHO marks this stem (d): formerly used and no longer formally acknowledged. The names below keep it.

All 26 names WHO lists under nifur-

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. nifuradene
  2. nifuraldezone
  3. nifuralide
  4. nifuratel
  5. nifuratrone
  6. nifurdazil
  7. nifurethazone
  8. nifurfoline
  9. nifurimide
  10. nifurizone
  11. nifurmazole
  12. nifurmerone
  13. nifuroquine
  14. nifuroxazide
  15. nifuroxime
  16. nifurpipone
  17. nifurpirinol
  18. nifurprazine
  19. nifurquinazol
  20. nifursemizone
  21. nifursol
  22. nifurthiazole
  23. nifurtimox
  24. nifurtoinol
  25. nifurvidine
  26. nifurzide

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Decoded

nifursol

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem nifur-

  • nifur-start of the nameWHO lists it hereformer stemWHO definition: 5-nitrofuran derivatives

“nifursol” is an INN that WHO lists under nifur- in the 2024 stem book. A stem marked “former” is one WHO no longer formally acknowledges.

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Source and licence

The definition of nifur- (Part II B) and the 26 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.