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Mar 21, 2023 ·

USAN drug names under consideration

Find a current list of generic drug names the USAN Council is considering and are therefore protected by intellectual property laws.

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Nov 16, 2022 ·

USAN Council

Learn about the council that is responsible for developing simple, informative generic drug names, who they are, how they operate and the issues they face.

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United States Adopted Names approved stems

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