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perfl(u)-

perfluorinated compounds used as blood substitutes and/or diagnostic agents

WHO's definition, quoted as written in the 2024 stem book
Names only. This page is about perfl(u)- 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 perfl(u)-. It has 2 spellings or places: perflu at the start of the name (perflu…); perfl at the start of the name (perfl…).

Of the 9 names WHO lists under it, 5 carry perflu at the start of the name, 4 carry perfl at the start of the name.

All 9 names WHO lists under perfl(u)-

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. perflenapent
  2. perflexane
  3. perflisobutane
  4. perflisopent
  5. perfluamine
  6. perflubrodec
  7. perflubron
  8. perflubutane
  9. perflunafene

Decode another name

Decoded

perflexane

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem perfl(u)-

  • perfl(u)-start of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: perfluorinated compounds used as blood substitutes and/or diagnostic agents

“perflexane” is an INN that WHO lists under perfl(u)- in the 2024 stem book.

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Source and licence

The definition of perfl(u)- (Part II B) and the 9 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.