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vir

antivirals (undefined group)

WHO's definition, quoted as written in the 2024 stem book
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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.

  1. abacavir
  2. abimtrelvir
  3. aciclovir
  4. adafosbuvir
  5. adefovir
  6. afovirsen
  7. alamifovir
  8. alisporivir
  9. alvircept sudotox
  10. amdoxovir
  11. amenamevir
  12. amitivir
  13. amlivirsen
  14. amprenavir
  15. aplaviroc
  16. asunaprevir
  17. atazanavir
  18. atevirdine
  19. balapiravir
  20. baloxavir marboxil
  21. beclabuvir
  22. bemnifosbuvir
  23. bepirovirsen
  24. besifovir
  25. bevirimat
  26. boceprevir
  27. bofutrelvir
  28. brecanavir
  29. buciclovir
  30. canocapavir
  31. celgosivir
  32. cenicriviroc
  33. cidofovir
  34. ciluprevir
  35. claficapavir
  36. coblopasvir
  37. daclatasvir
  38. danoprevir
  39. dapivirine
  40. darunavir
  41. dasabuvir
  42. delavirdine
  43. deldeprevir
  44. deleobuvir
  45. denotivir
  46. depulfavirine
  47. desciclovir
  48. detiviciclovir
  49. doravirine
  50. droxinavir
  51. efavirenz
  52. elbasvir
  53. elsulfavirine
  54. elunonavir
  55. emivirine
  56. enfuvirtide
  57. ensitrelvir
  58. entecavir
  59. enviradene
  60. enviroxime
  61. enzaplatovir
  62. eprociclovir
  63. etravirine
  64. faldaprevir
  65. famciclovir
  66. favipiravir
  67. filibuvir
  68. filociclovir
  69. fipravirimat
  70. firzacorvir
  71. fomivirsen
  72. fosamprenavir
  73. fosdevirine
  74. fostemsavir
  75. furaprevir
  76. galidesivir
  77. ganciclovir
  78. glecaprevir
  79. grazoprevir
  80. inarigivir soproxil
  81. indinavir
  82. islatravir
  83. lagociclovir
  84. lagociclovir valactate
  85. laninamivir
  86. lasinavir
  87. ledipasvir
  88. lenacapavir
  89. lersivirine
  90. letermovir
  91. linvencorvir
  92. litomeglovir
  93. lobucavir
  94. lomibuvir
  95. lopinavir
  96. loviride
  97. lufotrelvir
  98. maraviroc
  99. maribavir
  100. mindeudesivir
  101. miravirsen
  102. molnupiravir
  103. mozenavir
  104. narlaprevir
  105. nelfinavir
  106. neracorvir
  107. nesbuvir
  108. nevirapine
  109. nirmatrelvir
  110. obeldesivir
  111. odalasvir
  112. omaciclovir
  113. ombitasvir
  114. onradivir
  115. opaviraline
  116. oseltamivir
  117. palinavir
  118. paritaprevir
  119. penciclovir
  120. pepirovirsen
  121. peramivir
  122. pibrentasvir
  123. pimodivir
  124. pirodavir
  125. pocapavir
  126. pomotrelvir
  127. pradefovir
  128. presatovir
  129. pritelivir
  130. radalbuvir
  131. radavirsen
  132. ravidasvir
  133. remdesivir
  134. riamilovir
  135. ribavirin
  136. rilematovir
  137. rilpivirine
  138. ritonavir
  139. rociclovir
  140. rovafovir etalafenamide
  141. rupintrivir
  142. ruzasvir
  143. samatasvir
  144. saquinavir
  145. setrobuvir
  146. simaprevir
  147. sisunatrovir
  148. sofosbuvir
  149. sovaprevir
  150. talviraline
  151. taribavirin
  152. tecovirimat
  153. tegobuvir
  154. telaprevir
  155. telinavir
  156. temavirsen
  157. temsavir
  158. tenofovir
  159. tenofovir alafenamide
  160. tenofovir amibufenamide
  161. tenofovir exalidex
  162. teslexivir
  163. tifuvirtide
  164. tipranavir
  165. tiviciclovir
  166. tivirapine
  167. tomeglovir
  168. trecovirsen
  169. trovirdine
  170. ulonivirine
  171. umifenovir
  172. uprifosbuvir
  173. valaciclovir
  174. valganciclovir
  175. valomaciclovir
  176. vaniprevir
  177. vapendavir
  178. vebicorvir
  179. vedroprevir
  180. velpatasvir
  181. vicriviroc
  182. viroxime
  183. voxilaprevir
  184. zanamivir
  185. zegruvirimat
  186. zinviroxime
  187. ziresovir

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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.

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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.