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-rubicin

antineoplastics, daunorubicin derivatives

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

All 24 names WHO lists under -rubicin

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. aclarubicin
  2. aldoxorubicin
  3. amrubicin
  4. berubicin
  5. camsirubicin
  6. carubicin
  7. daunorubicin
  8. detorubicin
  9. doxorubicin
  10. epirubicin
  11. esorubicin
  12. galarubicin
  13. idarubicin
  14. ladirubicin
  15. leurubicin
  16. medorubicin
  17. nemorubicin
  18. pidorubicin
  19. pirarubicin
  20. rodorubicin
  21. sabarubicin
  22. valrubicin
  23. zoptarelin doxorubicin
  24. zorubicin

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amrubicin

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -rubicin

  • -rubicinend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: antineoplastics, daunorubicin derivatives

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

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Source and licence

The definition of -rubicin (Part II B) and the 24 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.