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-rsen

antisense oligonucleotides

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

All 74 names WHO lists under -rsen

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. afovirsen
  2. aganirsen
  3. alicaforsen
  4. amlivirsen
  5. anivamersen
  6. apatorsen
  7. aprinocarsen
  8. atesidorsen
  9. baliforsen
  10. beclanorsen
  11. bepirovirsen
  12. bezeparsen
  13. brogidirsen
  14. casimersen
  15. cenersen
  16. cimdelirsen
  17. cobomarsen
  18. cofirasersen
  19. custirsen
  20. danvatirsen
  21. dematirsen
  22. donidalorsen
  23. drisapersen
  24. eluforsen
  25. eplontersen
  26. eteplirsen
  27. evazarsen
  28. fesomersen
  29. fomivirsen
  30. frenlosirsen
  31. gataparsen
  32. golodirsen
  33. inotersen
  34. lademirsen
  35. lexanersen
  36. lufepirsen
  37. mipomersen
  38. miravirsen
  39. mongersen
  40. movronersen
  41. mulnitorsen
  42. nusinersen
  43. obeversen
  44. oblimersen
  45. olezarsen
  46. pelacarsen
  47. pepirovirsen
  48. pofarsen
  49. prexigebersen
  50. radavirsen
  51. remlarsen
  52. renadirsen
  53. renapersen
  54. rimigorsen
  55. rovanersen
  56. rugonersen
  57. sapablursen
  58. sepofarsen
  59. suvodirsen
  60. tadnersen
  61. temavirsen
  62. tominersen
  63. tonlamarsen
  64. trabedersen
  65. trecovirsen
  66. ulefnersen
  67. ultevursen
  68. varodarsen
  69. vesleteplirsen
  70. viltolarsen
  71. volanesorsen
  72. vupanorsen
  73. zilganersen
  74. zorevunersen

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pofarsen

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -rsen

  • -rsenend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: antisense oligonucleotides

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

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Source and licence

The definition of -rsen (Part II B) and the 74 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.