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-nonacog

blood factor IX

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 -nonacog. So the letters nonacog sit at the end of the name (…nonacog).

All 4 names WHO lists under -nonacog

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. albutrepenonacog alfa
  2. dalcinonacog alfa
  3. eftrenonacog alfa
  4. trenonacog alfa

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Decoded

trenonacog alfa

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

  • -nonacoginside the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: blood factor IX
  • -coginside the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: blood coagulation factors

“trenonacog alfa” is an INN that WHO lists under -nonacog, -cog in the 2024 stem book.

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Source and licence

The definition of -nonacog (Part II B) and the 4 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.