international nonproprietary name

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international nonproprietary name

noun international nonproprietary names

An official generic and nonproprietary name given to a pharmaceutical drug or an active ingredient, as designated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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@misc{international_nonproprietary_name_2026,
  title = {international nonproprietary name},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/international%20nonproprietary%20name},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}