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-prazole

antiulcer, benzimidazole derivatives

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

All 31 names WHO lists under -prazole

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. aripiprazole
  2. azeloprazole
  3. brexpiprazole
  4. cinprazole
  5. dapiprazole
  6. dexlansoprazole
  7. disuprazole
  8. elopiprazole
  9. enpiprazole
  10. esaprazole
  11. esomeprazole
  12. fuprazole
  13. ilaprazole
  14. lansoprazole
  15. leminoprazole
  16. levolansoprazole
  17. lorpiprazole
  18. mepiprazole
  19. nepaprazole
  20. nilprazole
  21. omeprazole
  22. pantoprazole
  23. picoprazole
  24. pumaprazole
  25. rabeprazole
  26. saviprazole
  27. sonepiprazole
  28. tenatoprazole
  29. timoprazole
  30. tolpiprazole
  31. ufiprazole

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Decoded

fuprazole

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -prazole

  • -prazoleend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: antiulcer, benzimidazole derivatives

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

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Source and licence

The definition of -prazole (Part II B) and the 31 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.