Adopted Names
This section lists names that have been adopted as USAN since 2000.
USAN Council's statement on the use of USAN as domain names:
A name published by the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Program in the USP Dictionary of USAN and International Nonproprietary Names, and posted on the USAN Web site, shall be the effective equivalent of an intellectual property right on the part of the relevant entities.
New USAN
The following are new names that have been adopted as USAN (published monthly):
ioflupane I 123
prednisolone sodium metazoate
rilpivirine
ulipristal
ulipristal acetate
2009
The following names were adopted as USAN in 2009:
abiraterone acetate
afegostat tartrate
astuprotimut-R
atagabalin
balapiravir
balapiravir hydrochloride
bardoxolone
bepotastine
bepotastine besylate
brentuximab vedotin
canagliflozin
collagenase clostridium histolyticum
dilmapimod
dilmapimod tosylate
dinaciclib
duvoglustat
duvoglustat hydrochloride
elacytarabine
elpetrigine
emicerfont
eplivanserin
evatanepag
evatanepag sodium
fezakinumab
foretinib
fresolimumab
gantenerumab
gisadenafil
gisadenafil besylate
glembatumumab
golnerminogene pradenovec
imagabalin
imagabalin hydrochloride
lebrikizumab
linifanib
linagliptin
lomitapide
lomitapide mesylate
marizomib
mirabegron
mocetinostat
nelotanserin
ofatumumab
omadacycline
omecamtiv mecarbil
onabotulinumtoxinA
orvepitant
orvepitant maleate
pixantrone dimaleate
plinabulin
plovamer
plovamer acetate
razupenem
ridaforolimus
rimabotulinumtoxinB
rindopepimut
rintatolimod
rontalizumab
saracatinib
saracatinib difumarate
sifalimumab
solanezumab
sotatercept
sulopenem etzadroxil
tafamidis
tafamidis meglumine
tecarfarin
tecarfarin sodium
teglarinad chloride
tenifatecan
tivozanib
tonapofylline
torezolid
torezolid phosphate
varlitinib
varlitinib tosylate
vedotin
veliparib
verucerfont
vilazodone
vilazodone hydrochloride
yttrium Y 90 clivatuzumab tetraxetan
zalutumumab
2008
The following names were adopted as USAN in 2008:
afegostat
aflibercept
albaconazole
aleplasinin
alogliptin benzoate
alvespimycin hydrochloride
apricoxib
arhalofenate
artemether
ataluren
bafetinib
bardoxolone methyl
bederocin
bixalomer
blinatumomab
briakinumab
brivanib
budiodarone
budiodarone tartrate
bupropion hydrobromide
canakinumab
carmegliptin
carmegliptin dihydrochloride
cetilistat
cixutumumab
coleneuramide
cositecan
dabigatran
dabigatran etexilate
dabigatran etexilate mesylate
danegaptide
dapagliflozin
davalintide
davalintide acetate
davunetide
deferiprone
degarelix acetate
delafloxacin
delafloxacin meglumine
denenicokin
dirucotide
dirucotide acetate
droxidopa
dutogliptin
dutogliptin tartrate
efungumab
elagolix
elagolix sodium
elinogrel
elinogrel potassium
elotuzumab
entinostat
epetirimod esylate
eslicarbazepine
eslicarbazepine acetate
esomeprazole potassium
farletuzumab
faxeladol
fidaxomicin
figitumumab
filibuvir
fosbretabulin disodium
fosbretabulin tromethamine
fostamatinib
fostamatinib disodium
gabapentin enacarbil
gantenerumab
glucose oxidase
gosogliptin
hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4
iclaprim
iclaprim mesylate
imetelstat
imetelstat sodium
indacaterol
indacaterol maleate
indeglitazar
ingenol mebutate
intetumumab
larazotide
lersivirine
levomefolate calcium
levomefolic acid
linaclotide
liprotamase
lonaprisan
losmapimod
lumefantrine
metreleptin
mocetinostat
mocetinostat dihydrobromide
myeloperoxidase
nabiximols
naluzotan
naluzotan hydrochloride
naproxcinod
nomegestrol acetate
obeticholic acid
palifosfamide
palovarotene
pardoprunox
pardoprunox hydrochloride
pegloticase
potassium sulfate
pozanicline
pozanicline tartrate
radezolid
radezolid hydrochloride
ramucirumab
remogliflozin etabonate
retaspimycin
retaspimycin hydrochloride
rilotumumab
robatumumab
rozrolimupab
sagopilone
serlopitant
setileuton
sobetirome
sofinicline
sofinicline benzenesulfonate
sotrastaurin
sotrastaurin acetate
spinosad
taspoglutide
tecovirimat
telcagepant
telcagepant potassium
tiomolibdate diammonium
toceranib
toceranib phosphate
tozasertib
tozasertib lactate
turofexorate isopropyl
tylvalosin
tylvalosin tartrate
varespladib
varespladib methyl
vedolizumab
velneperit
velusetrag
velusetrag hydrochloride
voreloxin
zibotentan
2007
The following names were adopted as USAN in 2007:
aclidinium bromide
aderbasib
adipiplon
agatolimod
agatolimod sodium
albiglutide
albinterferon alfa-2B
aleglitazar
alferminogene tadenovec
amibegron
amibegron hydrochloride
amrubicin
amrubicin hydrochloride
anacetrapib
anamorelin hydrochloride
anrukinzumab
antithrombin alfa
atacicept
azilsartan
azilsartan kamedoxomil
azilsartan medoxomil
baminercept
berubicin hydrochloride
besifloxacin hydrochloride
betrixaban
bevasiranib sodium
bismuth subcitrate potassium
boceprevir
briobacept
carbon monoxide
carlecortemcel-L
cediranib
cediranib maleate
cobiprostone
colestilan chloride
conatumumab
custirsen sodium
dacetuzumab
dalcetrapib
dapagliflozin
darinaparsin
darotropium bromide
deforolimus
degarelix
derquantel
dovitinib lactate
dulanermin
elesclomol
elvitegravir
emricasan
enfilcon A
epetirimod
epetirimod esylate
eribaxaban
esreboxetine
esreboxetine succinate
etaracizumab
ezatiostat hydrochloride
folitixorin calcium
golotimod
hexafocon B
ibalizumab
ibipinabant
indibulin
iscotrizinol
laquinimod sodium
larazotide acetate
laromustine
levocetirizine
levocetirizine dihydrochloride
lexgenleucel-T
liraglutide
lucatumumab
lusupultide
milatuzumab
milnacipran hydrochloride
mipomersen sodium
mitumprotimut-T
motesanib
narafilcon
nesbuvir
odanacatib
omacetaxine mepesuccinate
onaclostox
otelixizumab
otenabant
otenabant hydrochloride
pamapimod
pegloticase
pentamidine isethionate
pexacerfont
piragliatin
preladenant
quarfloxin
raltegravir
raltegravir potassium
ranagengliotucel-T
retosiban
rolofylline
romiplostim
ronacaleret hydrochloride
ropidoxuridine
ropinirole
saxagliptin
semagacestat
sergliflozin etabonate
sivifene
sorafenib
sorafenib tosylate
talarozole
talmapimod
tanezumab
tasimelteon
tasisulam sodium
tesamorelin acetate
thrombin alfa
ticagrelor
tomopenem
ustekinumab
velaglucerase alfa
veltuzumab
vinflunine ditartrate
2005 - 2006
The following names were adopted as USAN in 2005 - 2006:
acotiamide hydrochloride
afimoxifene
alcaftadine
aliskiren
aliskiren fumarate
alvespimycin hydrochloride
amolimogene bepiplasmid
ancriviroc
apadenoson
apixaban
aplaviroc hydrochloride
apremilast
arbaclofen placarbil
axitinib
axomadol
aztreonam lysine
balamapimod
bapineuzumab
bavituximab
becocalcidiol
bedoradrine sulfate
befetupitant
begacestat
belagenpumatucel-L
belatacept
belinostat
belotecan hydrochloride
bevirimat dimeglumine
bifeprunox
bifeprunox mesylate
bisdisulizole disodium
bosutinib
brecanavir
bremelanotide
brivanib alaninate
brivaracetam
cangrelor
cangrelor tetrasodium
camobucol
carfilzomib
carisbamate
casopitant mesylate
catramilast
ceftaroline fosamil
ceftaroline fosamil acetate
ceftobiprole
ceftobiprole medocaril
cenersen sodium
cevipabulin fumarate
cevipabulin succinate
choline fenofibrate
cilansetron
cilansetron hydrochloride
clevidipine butyrate
comfilcon A
contusugene ladenovec
dapiclermin
darapladib
darifenacin
darunavir
dasatinib
deferitrin
delmitide acetate
denagliptin tosylate
denibulin hydrochloride
denosumab
dexelvucitabine
dexlansoprazole
diaplasinin
dimethyl fumarate
disomotide
doripenem
ecallantide
edaglitazone sodium
edotecarin
elsibucol
eltrombopag olamine
eprodisate disodium
eribulin mesylate
esmirtazapine maleate
etravirine
falimarev (CEA, MUC-1, fowlpox virus)
faropenem medoxomil
fentanyl
ferric carboxymaltose
fesoterodine fumarate
fingolimod hydrochloride
firategrast
fispemifene
fluticasone furoate
forodesine
fosaprepitant dimeglumine
fospropofol disodium
gaboxadol
gadofosveset trisodium
galgenprostucel-L
gamithromycin
giripladib
goxalapladib
hemoglobulin glutamer-256
hioxifilcon D
hyaluronidase (human recombinant)
hyaluronidase (ovine)
linaclotide acetate
ibuprofen lysine
iloprost
imexon
imisopasem manganese
inalimarev (CEA, MUC-1, vaccinia virus)
incyclinide
indisulam
iodine povacrylex
iodofiltic acid I 123
iosimenol
ipilimumab
iratumumab
isopropyl myristate
isovaleramide
ispinesib mesylate
ispronicline
lacosamide
lapaquistat acetate
lapuleucel-T
laropiprant
lecozotan hydrochloride
levamlodipine malate
lexatumumab
lisdexamfetamine dimesylate
litgenprostucel-L
lorcaserin hydrochloride
lotrafilcon A
lotrafilcon B
lucinactant
lurasidone hydrochloride
mapatumumab
mavacoxib
methylnaltrexone bromide
mifamurtide
migalastat hydrochloride
milveterol hydrochloride
mitratapide
motavizumab
motesanib diphosphate
nalfurafine hydrochloride
naveglitazar
nebivolol hydrochloride
neratinib
netupitant
nilotinib
obatoclax mesylate
ocrelizumab
omtriptolide sodium
onamelatucel-L
ospemifene
ovemotide
paclitaxel poliglumex
paflufocon D-hem-iberfilcon A
pafuramidine maleate
panitumumab
pazopanib hydrochloride
peliglitazar
perampanel
perflubutane
picoplatin
pimavanserin tartrate
plerixafor
pomalidomide
pradefovir mesylate
pramiconazole
prinaberel
prussian blue insoluble
pruvanserin
pruvanserin hydrochloride
regadenoson
regrelor disodium
relacatib
reparixin
retigabine
rilapladib
rilonacept
rimonabant
rinfabate
rivanicline galactarate
rivaroxaban
rolapitant hydrochloride
romidepsin
rosabulin
rotigaptide
rufinamide
rusalatide acetate
salirasib
sapropterin dihydrochloride
sarizotan hydrochloride
saxagliptin
seletracetam
senicapoc
sergliflozin
sevelamer carbonate
sifilcon A
simotaxel
sinapultide
sinecatechins
sipuleucel-T
sitagliptin phosphate
sodelglitazar
sorafenib
sorafenib tosylate
sotirimod
stamulumab
succinobucol
synthetic conjugated estrogens, B
tadocizumab
talabostat
talabostat mesylate
talotrexin ammonium
tanespimycin
tapentadol
taranabant
tarenflurbil
taribavirin hydrochloride
tasidotin hydrochloride
tedisamil
tedisamil sesquifumarate
tefibazumab
telaprevir
teplizumab
terameprocol
terlipressin
tesamorelin
tezampanel
ticilimumab
tigapotide triflutate
tipelukast
tiplasinin
tisocalcitate
tolevamer potassium sodium
torapsel
totrombopag choline
tramiprosate
tremelimumab
tropantiol
tucotuzumab celmoleukin
vabicaserin hydrochloride
valategrast hydrochloride
valopicitabine dihydrochloride
vandetanib
vapitadine dihydrochloride
velafermin
veliflapon
velimogene aliplasmid
vernakalant hydrochloride
verpasep caltespen
vicriviroc maleate
vildagliptin
vitespen
voclosporin
volociximab
vorinostat
yttrium y 90 tacatuzumab tetraxetan
zanolimumab
zotarolimus
2000 - 2004
The following names were adopted as USAN between 2000-2004:
abatacept
acamprosate calcium
acofilcon A
acofilcon B
acolbifene hydrochloride
adalimumab
alagebrium chloride
alefacept
alfimeprase
alfuzosin HCl
alglucosidase alfa
alicaforsen sodium
alvameline maleate
alvimopan
alvocidib
amotosalen hydrochloride
amdoxovir
amustaline dihydrochloride
apaziquone
aplindore fumarate
apolizumab
apratastat
aprinocarsen sodium
ardenermin
armodafinil
arsenic trioxide
artesunate
articaine hydrochloride
asenapine maleate
asoprisnil
atazanavir sulfate
atilmotin
atomoxetine HCl
avanafil
batabulin
bazedoxifene acetate
becatecarin
belimumab
bemotrizinol
bendamustine hydrochloride
besonprodil
bimatoprost
binodenoson
bisoctrizole
bortezomib
calcitonin
canertinib dihydrochloride
canfosfamide hydrochloride
cantuzumab mertansine
cariporide mesylate
carperitide
carvedilol phosphate
cefovecin sodium
cethromycin
ciclesonide
cilengitide
ciluprevir
cinacalcet
cinacalcet hydrochloride
cintredekin besudotox
cipralisant maleate
clodronate disodium
clofarabine
corticorelin acetate
dabuzalgron hydrochloride
dalbavancin
darifenacin hydrobromide
dasantafil
deferasirox
deligoparin sodium
delucemine HCl
denufosol tetrasodium
depelestat
desmoteplase
desvenlafaxine succinate
dexmethylphenidate HCl
dextofisopam
dibotermin alfa
diquafosol tetrasodium
dirlotapide
disufenton sodium
ditiocade sodium
doramapimod
dronedarone hydrochloride
ebanicline tosylate
ecalcidene
ecopladib
ecromeximab
eculizumab
edifoligide sodium
edotreotide
edratide
efalizumab
efaproxiral
efaproxiral sodium
efipladib
efletirizine dihydrochloride
eglumetad
edonentan
efaproxiral
elvucitabine
elzasonan citrate
elzasonan hydrochloride
enfuvirtide
enoxaparin sodium
enzastaurin hydrochloride
epoetin delta
eritoran tetrasodium
erlotinib hydrochloride
ertapenem sodium
ertiprotafib
esomeprazole sodium
esoxybutynin chloride
estradiol acetate
eszopiclone
etalocib
etilevodopa
etiprednol dicloacetate
everolimus
exenatide
fadolmidine hydrochloride
fandosentan potassium
farampator
febuxostat
ferumoxytol
fidexaban
firocoxib
flindokalner
fondaparinux sodium
fontolizumab
forodesine hydrochloride
fosveset
gadofosveset trisodium
gadoxetate disodium
galiximab
galsulfase
galyfilcon A
garenoxacin mesylate
garnocestim
gefitinib
gemcabene calcium
glufanide disodium
glutamine
golimumab
gomiliximab
hemoglobin raffimer
hexaminolevulinate HCl
hilafilcon B
hofocon A
hybufocon A
iboctadekin
ibrolipim
icodextrin
icomucret
idraparinux sodium
idronoxil
idursulfase
indiplon
inotuzumab ozogamicin
insulin glulisine
iseganan HCl
ismomultin alfa
istradefylline
ixabepilone
labetuzumab
labradimil
ladostigil tartrate
lanimostim
lapatinib ditosylate
lenalidomide
lenefilcon A
lestaurtinib
levalbuterol tartrate
levocarnitine propionate HCl
levotofisopam
lercanidipine hydrochloride
levomepromazine
levomepromazine HCl
levomepromazine maleate
lidorestat
lonafarnib
lontucirev
lubazodone hydrochloride
lubiprostone
lumiracoxib
lutropin alfa
maropitant citrate
mecasermin rinfabate
memantine HCl
merimepodib
methyl aminolevulinate HCl
methylphenidate
micafungin sodium
midostaurin
migafocon A
mitemcinal fumarate
motexafin gadolinium
motexafin lutetium
muraglitazar
mycophenolate sodium
naminidil
neramexane mesylate
nasaruplase beta
naxifylline
nemifitide ditriflutate
netoglitazone
nitazoxanide
nitisinone
nitazoxanide
oblimersen sodium
oglufanide disodium
olanzapine pamoate
olmesartan
olmesartan medoxomil
omalizumab
omega-3-acid ethyl esters
omiganan pentahydrochloride
onercept
onsifocon A
oregovomab
oxcarbazepine
oxybutynin
pagibaximab
paguinal hydrochloride
palifermin
palindore fumarate
paliperidone
palperidone palmitate
paroxetine mesylate
pascolizumab
pegamotecan
pegaptanib sodium
peginterferon alfa-2a
pegsunercept
pelitinib
pelitrexol
pemetrexed disodium
peramivir
perflubrodec
pertuzumab
perzinfotel
pexelizumab
pralatrexate
pralnacasan
prasugrel hydrochloride
proguanil hydrochloride
psyllium hemicellulose
radafaxine hydrochloride
ramelteon
ranibizumab
ranolazine
raxibacumab
rebimastat
regadenoson
reslizumab
retapamulin
roflufocon A
roflufocon B
roflufocon C
roflufocon D
roflufocon E
roflumilast
rosuvastatin calcium
rotigotine
rupintrivir
salcaprozate sodium
salclobuzate sodium
secretin
selegiline
selodenoson
senofilcon A
sibenadet hydrochloride
siplizumab
sivelestat
sivelestat sodium
sodium ferric gluconate complex
solifenacin succinate
squalamine lactate
sugammadex sodium
sulfocon B
synthetic conjugated estrogens, B
tacedinaline
tadalafil
talactoferrin alfa
talaglumetad hydrochloride
talaporfin sodium
talibegron hydrochloride
talizumab
taltobulin
tanaproget
tandutinib
tariquidar
tebanicline tosylate
tecadenoson
tecalcet hydrochloride
tecastemizole
technetium Tc 99m fanolesomab
technetium Tc 99m nitridocade
teduglutide
tefibazumab
tegaserod maleate
telavancin hydrochloride
telbivudine
telithromycin
temsirolimus
teneliximab
tenivastatin calcium
tesaglitazar
testosterone undecanoate
tetraxetan
tigecycline
tilarginine acetate
tilmacoxib
tipifarnib
tocilizumab
tofimilast
tolevamer sodium
topixantrone
toralizumab
torapsel
torcetrapib
torcitabine
tosagestin
trabectedin
treprostinil
trodusquemine
trospium chloride
tulathromycin
undecanoate
valrocemide
valtorcitabine dihydrochloride
vardenafil dihydrochloride
varenicline tartrate
varespladib sodium
vatalanib
vestipitant mesylate
ximelagatran
yttrium Y 90 epratuzumab
yttrium Y 90 epratuzumab tetraxetan
yttrium Y 90 labetuzumab
yttrium Y 90 labetuzumab tetraxetan
yttrium Y 90 tacatuzumab
zonampanel
zoniporide mesylate
zosuquidar trihydrochloride
