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-steine

mucolytics, other than bromhexine derivatives

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

All 20 names WHO lists under -steine

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. acetylcysteine
  2. bencisteine
  3. carbocisteine
  4. cartasteine
  5. dacisteine
  6. danosteine
  7. erdosteine
  8. fudosteine
  9. guaisteine
  10. isalsteine
  11. letosteine
  12. mecysteine
  13. midesteine
  14. moguisteine
  15. nesosteine
  16. omonasteine
  17. prenisteine
  18. salmisteine
  19. taurosteine
  20. telmesteine

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Decoded

danosteine

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -steine

  • -steineend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: mucolytics, other than bromhexine derivatives

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

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Source and licence

The definition of -steine (Part II B) and the 20 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.