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-pramine

substances of the imipramine group

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

All 18 names WHO lists under -pramine

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. azipramine
  2. carpipramine
  3. cianopramine
  4. ciclopramine
  5. clocapramine
  6. clomipramine
  7. depramine
  8. desipramine
  9. imipramine
  10. ketimipramine
  11. lofepramine
  12. lopramine
  13. metapramine
  14. mosapramine
  15. quinupramine
  16. tampramine
  17. tienopramine
  18. trimipramine

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depramine

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -pramine

  • -pramineend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: substances of the imipramine group

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

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Source and licence

The definition of -pramine (Part II B) and the 18 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.