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-siran

small interfering RNA including siRNA, miRNA and piRNA

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

All 27 names WHO lists under -siran

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. asvasiran
  2. bamosiran
  3. belcesiran
  4. cemdisiran
  5. cosdosiran
  6. daplusiran
  7. eldocasiran
  8. elebsiran
  9. fazirsiran
  10. fitusiran
  11. givosiran
  12. inclisiran126inclisiran
  13. lixadesiran
  14. lumasiran
  15. manusiran
  16. olpasiran
  17. patisiran
  18. pixofisiran
  19. revusiran
  20. sentisiran
  21. teprasiran
  22. tivanisiran
  23. tomligisiran
  24. xalnesiran
  25. zerlasiran
  26. zifcasiran
  27. zilebesiran

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asvasiran

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -siran

  • -siranend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: small interfering RNA including siRNA, miRNA and piRNA

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

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Source and licence

The definition of -siran (Part II B) and the 27 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.