U.S. Adopted Name

The generic name of a drug is not directly de rived from systematic nomenclature Furthermore different pharmaceutical companies will call the same drug by their own trade name which is differ ent from its generic name Generic names are in vented on request (for a fee) by the U S Adopted Names Council a private organization founded by the American Medical Association the American Pharmaceutical Association and the U S Pharma copeial Convention... 

U.S. Adopted Name Council designation for polymeric materials. 

U.S. Adopted Name Indinavir Sulfate International Non-Proprietary Name Indinavir International Non-Proprietary Name modified Indinavir Sulfate (This nomenclature will be used throughout to designate the sulfate salt (ethanol solvate) unless otherwise indicated.)... 

Include the generic name(s), synonyms, and code designation(s) that have appeared in the published literature or in nonclinical or clinical reports being submitted with the application, the proprietary names (brand name or trademark) if known, identification number (e.g., Chemical Abstracts Service [CAS] registry number), and chemical name(s). List the preferred chemical name first, if available. This information can be found in a reference book called U.S. Adopted Names Council (USAN) Handbook, if a generic name for the drug substances has been accepted by the Council. 

Certain substances are registered for non-CAS use, for example, substances registered under the provision of the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), substances for the U.S. Adopted Names (USAN) Council of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, and substances for the European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (EINECS). 

When searching for a drug in MEDLINE, it is best to use a generic name. The U.S. Adopted Names are preferred, as the brand name can only be searched for if it is in the title or abstract of the original article. However, since June 1980, the NLM has added other searchable fields to ease drug searching. It is now possible to search on CAS registry numbers. Enzyme Commission Numbers, and the substances of those numbers. 

The preferred index name for a drug is its U.S. Adopted Name. If lab codes and chemical names appear in the same article, lab codes are preferred. When looking for an enzyme, try the CAS Registry Number before the EC Number. 

When searching for a drug the U.S. Adopted Name is the first choice, but since 1998 it is also possible to search using CAS registry numbers. Note that it is only possible to search on the fields of brand names. Enzyme Commission Numbers and lab codes if they are given in the original literature source. The indexers at BioSciences Information Service will not add them to the database. 

Efforts are under way to make the USP-NF more useful worldwide. Incorporation of monographs for multi-vitamin products, biotechnology-derived products, veterinary drugs, and botanicals and other dietary supplements help. The US AN and USP Dictionary of Drug Names has wide international applicability, thereby making it a repository of International Names Nomenclature (INN) and British Adopted Names (BAN), as well as U.S. Adopted Names (USAN). Pharmacopeial Forum now contains announcements of proposals from the Japanese Pharmacopeia and European Pharmacopeia for revision of standards for international harmonization. 

The enolic acid class of NSAIDs has been termed "oxicams by the U.S. Adopted Name Council to describe the... 

Nomenclature—The recommended international nonproprietary name (INN), U.S.-adopted name (USAN) and other national names are included, if available, along with the full chemical name(s) and any internal code names or numbers for the API. Additionally, trade names for the intended formu-lation(s) and the CAS number for the API may be provided, if established. 

Generic name The name of a drug as designated by the U.S. Adopted Names Council. 

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