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-profen

anti-inflammatory agents, ibuprofen derivatives

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

All 47 names WHO lists under -profen

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. alminoprofen
  2. araprofen
  3. atliprofen
  4. bakeprofen
  5. benoxaprofen
  6. bermoprofen
  7. bifeprofen
  8. carprofen
  9. cicloprofen
  10. cliprofen
  11. dexibuprofen
  12. dexindoprofen
  13. dexketoprofen
  14. esflurbiprofen
  15. fenoprofen
  16. flunoxaprofen
  17. fluprofen
  18. flurbiprofen
  19. frabuprofen
  20. furaprofen
  21. furcloprofen
  22. hexaprofen
  23. ibuprofen
  24. indoprofen
  25. isoprofen
  26. ketoprofen
  27. lobuprofen
  28. lonaprofen
  29. losmiprofen
  30. loxoprofen
  31. mabuprofen
  32. mexoprofen
  33. miroprofen
  34. odalprofen
  35. pelubiprofen
  36. piketoprofen
  37. pirprofen
  38. pranoprofen
  39. suprofen
  40. tazeprofen
  41. tetriprofen
  42. tilnoprofen arbamel
  43. tioxaprofen
  44. vedaprofen
  45. ximoprofen
  46. zaltoprofen
  47. zoliprofen

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Decoded

suprofen

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -profen

  • -profenend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: anti-inflammatory agents, ibuprofen derivatives

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

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Source and licence

The definition of -profen (Part II B) and the 47 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.