WHO naming stem · anywhere in the name · 187 listed names
vir
antivirals (undefined group)
Where it sits in a name
WHO writes the stem as vir, without hyphens, which means it can sit anywhere in a name. So the letters vir sit anywhere in the name (vir).
All 187 names WHO lists under vir
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.
- abacavir
- abimtrelvir
- aciclovir
- adafosbuvir
- adefovir
- afovirsen
- alamifovir
- alisporivir
- alvircept sudotox
- amdoxovir
- amenamevir
- amitivir
- amlivirsen
- amprenavir
- aplaviroc
- asunaprevir
- atazanavir
- atevirdine
- balapiravir
- baloxavir marboxil
- beclabuvir
- bemnifosbuvir
- bepirovirsen
- besifovir
- bevirimat
- boceprevir
- bofutrelvir
- brecanavir
- buciclovir
- canocapavir
- celgosivir
- cenicriviroc
- cidofovir
- ciluprevir
- claficapavir
- coblopasvir
- daclatasvir
- danoprevir
- dapivirine
- darunavir
- dasabuvir
- delavirdine
- deldeprevir
- deleobuvir
- denotivir
- depulfavirine
- desciclovir
- detiviciclovir
- doravirine
- droxinavir
- efavirenz
- elbasvir
- elsulfavirine
- elunonavir
- emivirine
- enfuvirtide
- ensitrelvir
- entecavir
- enviradene
- enviroxime
- enzaplatovir
- eprociclovir
- etravirine
- faldaprevir
- famciclovir
- favipiravir
- filibuvir
- filociclovir
- fipravirimat
- firzacorvir
- fomivirsen
- fosamprenavir
- fosdevirine
- fostemsavir
- furaprevir
- galidesivir
- ganciclovir
- glecaprevir
- grazoprevir
- inarigivir soproxil
- indinavir
- islatravir
- lagociclovir
- lagociclovir valactate
- laninamivir
- lasinavir
- ledipasvir
- lenacapavir
- lersivirine
- letermovir
- linvencorvir
- litomeglovir
- lobucavir
- lomibuvir
- lopinavir
- loviride
- lufotrelvir
- maraviroc
- maribavir
- mindeudesivir
- miravirsen
- molnupiravir
- mozenavir
- narlaprevir
- nelfinavir
- neracorvir
- nesbuvir
- nevirapine
- nirmatrelvir
- obeldesivir
- odalasvir
- omaciclovir
- ombitasvir
- onradivir
- opaviraline
- oseltamivir
- palinavir
- paritaprevir
- penciclovir
- pepirovirsen
- peramivir
- pibrentasvir
- pimodivir
- pirodavir
- pocapavir
- pomotrelvir
- pradefovir
- presatovir
- pritelivir
- radalbuvir
- radavirsen
- ravidasvir
- remdesivir
- riamilovir
- ribavirin
- rilematovir
- rilpivirine
- ritonavir
- rociclovir
- rovafovir etalafenamide
- rupintrivir
- ruzasvir
- samatasvir
- saquinavir
- setrobuvir
- simaprevir
- sisunatrovir
- sofosbuvir
- sovaprevir
- talviraline
- taribavirin
- tecovirimat
- tegobuvir
- telaprevir
- telinavir
- temavirsen
- temsavir
- tenofovir
- tenofovir alafenamide
- tenofovir amibufenamide
- tenofovir exalidex
- teslexivir
- tifuvirtide
- tipranavir
- tiviciclovir
- tivirapine
- tomeglovir
- trecovirsen
- trovirdine
- ulonivirine
- umifenovir
- uprifosbuvir
- valaciclovir
- valganciclovir
- valomaciclovir
- vaniprevir
- vapendavir
- vebicorvir
- vedroprevir
- velpatasvir
- vicriviroc
- viroxime
- voxilaprevir
- zanamivir
- zegruvirimat
- zinviroxime
- ziresovir
Decode another name
Decoded
amitivir
Listed INNCarries the WHO stem vir
- virend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: antivirals (undefined group)
“amitivir” is an INN that WHO lists under vir in the 2024 stem book.
The same decoder as the front page: it reads the letters of a name against all 482 WHO stems, in your browser.
Source and licence
The definition of vir (Part II B) and the 187 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.