United States Adopted Names

USAN drug names under consideration

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USAN Council's statement on the use of USAN as domain names is that a name published by the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Program in the USP Dictionary of USAN and International Nonproprietary Names, and on the United States Adopted Names website shall be the effective equivalent of an intellectual property right for the relevant entities.

Visit United States Adopted Names FAQ to learn more.

Comments or protests should be addressed to Stephanie Shubat, USAN program director, American Medical Association, 330 North Wabash Ave., Suite 39300, Chicago, Illinois 60611, or via email: [email protected]

In order to ensure your "under consideration" USAN domain name is available, you should consider purchasing the .com, .net and .org domain names of the USAN under consideration. The optimal time to do this is when you receive the letter from the USAN Program informing you of the USAN Council's naming decision.

The following names for the drugs described are "under consideration" by the USAN Council:

September 2025

Afimkibart: Treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease

Amtabafusp alfa: Treatment of HIV infection

Branosotine: Veterinary product intended to increase the lifespan in dogs

Canvuparatide: Treatment of hypoparathyroidism

Canvuparatide hydrochloride: Treatment of hypoparathyroidism

Cizutamig: Treatment of multiple myeloma

Dezandrodeg: Treatment of prostate cancer

Efgitasialase alfa: Antineoplastic, treatment of advanced solid tumors

Galvokimig: Treatment of atopic dermatitis

Leuprolide: Palliative treatment of prostate cancer

Leuprolide mesylate: Palliative treatment of prostate cancer

Nebokitug: Treatment of inflammatory diseases

Nivisnebart: Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD)

Orevandrodeg: Treatment of prostate cancer

Plixorafenib: Antineoplastic

Privosegtor: Indicated for optic neuroprotection and treatment of neuropathies

Remzistotug: Antineoplastic

Repinatrabit: Treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Solnerstotug: Antineoplastic 

Sonpiretigene isteparvovec: Treatment of retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt disease   

Torvutatug: Treatment of solid tumors

Torvutatug samrotecan: Treatment of solid tumors

Traxivitug: Antiviral, prevention and treatment of BKV disease in kidney transplant patients

August 2025

Alimatravir: Prevention and treatment of HIV

Avigbagene parvec: Treatment of Gaucher disease

Brenipatide: Treatment of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Cetoquagene parvec: Treatment of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia

Curcumin: Treatment of cellulite, subcutaneous fat and Dercum’s disease lipoma

Donzakimig: Treatment of atopic dermatitis

Lemuplamor: Treatment of acute ischemic stroke

Onrogadgene parvec: Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (PD)

Remigromig: Treatment of retinal diseases, including diabetic macular edema (DME) and neovascular age related macular degeneration (nAMD)

Resveratrol: Treatment of cellulite, subcutaneous fat and Dercum’s disease lipoma

Sonditecan: Antineoplastic

Soralimixin: Antibacterial

Soralimixin sulfate: Antibacterial

Tonobafusp alfa: Antineoplastic

Tusamitamab sonditecan: Antineoplastic

Vanoglipel: Treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and Type 2 diabetes

Vepugratinib: Antineoplastic

Vonaprument: Prevention of vision loss in patients with dry advanced molecular degeneration     

Vuragadgene parvec: Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (PD)

July 2025

Actinium AC 225 Alpitatug Satetraxetan: Antineoplastic, treatment of prostate cancer

Alpitatug: Antineoplastic, treatment of prostate cancer

Balinatunfib: Treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

Bofanglutide: Treatment of diabetes and obesity

Brivekimig: Treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa

Docirbrutinib: Treatment of B-cell malignancies

Docirbrutinib mesylate: Treatment of B-cell malignancies

Emestedastat: Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, enhancing cognition

Etuvetidigene autotemcel: Treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

Intismeran autogene: Antineoplastic

Lonvoguran: Treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE)

Mavrostobart: Antineoplastic

Naperiglipron: Treatment of diabetes and chronic weight management

Naperiglipron erbumine: Treatment of diabetes and chronic weight management

Pasritamig: Treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)

Peluntamig: Antineoplastic

Petrelintide: Treatment of obesity

Precemtabart: Antineoplastic, treatment of solid tumors

Precemtabart tocentecan: Antineoplastic, treatment of solid tumors

Rupatadine: Treatment of allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria

Rupatadine fumarate: Treatment of allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria

Tiratricol: Treatment of MCT8 deficiency (also known as Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS))

Tocentecan: Antineoplastic, treatment of solid tumors

Spevatamig: Antineoplastic

Vicadrostat: Treatment of chronic kidney disease

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