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Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,
Please find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.4.2023 regarding the list 128 of
proposed international nonproprietary names, COVID-19 special edition, addendum 2.
Best regards,
Department of Governing Bodies
World Health Organization
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Ref.: C.L.4.2023
The World Health Organization presents its compliments and has the honour to transmit, in
accordance with Article 3 of the “Procedure for the Selection of Recommended International
Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances”,1 the following lists of proposed international
nonproprietary names (prop. INN) which has been published by the World Health Organization in
WHO Drug Information, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2022.
It would be appreciated if this communication could be forwarded to the appropriate patent and
trade-mark office and to any other organization dealing with the introduction of nonproprietary
names for pharmaceutical substances. Any comments that may be made, or notifications of a conflict
between proposed names and existing proprietary rights, should be addressed to the INN
Programme, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, within four months following the
publication of the above-mentioned journal, for:
- p.INN list 128 from p. 929 to 1128 (deadline for objecting and commenting is 19 May 2023).
- p.INN list 128 – COVID-19 (special edition ADDENDUM 2) p. 1134 to 1145 (deadline for
objecting and commenting is 19 May 2023).
- p.INN list 128 – COVID-19 (special edition) p. 1129 to 1130 (This part has already been
published, deadline for objecting and commenting was 22 August 2022).
- p.INN list 128 – COVID-19 (special edition ADDENDUM 1) p. 1131 to 1133 (This part has
already been published, deadline for objecting and commenting was 29 September 2022.
The World Health Organization furthermore has the honour to transmit, in accordance with the
“International Nonproprietary Names for Variant COVID-19 Vaccine Active Substances” document
available on WHO website: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/inn-21-520 (INN Working
Document 21.520 April 2021), the following list of proposed international nonproprietary names
(prop. INN) which has been published by the World Health Organization on the WHO website at
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-drug-information-volume-36-no-4.
The selection of international nonproprietary names by the World Health Organization for use
in all Member States presents many difficulties. It would therefore be appreciated if this were borne
in mind when it is contemplated to exercise the right to raise objections.
Furthermore, the World Health Organization would be grateful if, in the interest of public
health and pursuant to the procedure referred to in the first paragraph of this communication, the lists
of names could be granted protection in Member States during the period they are under
consideration by the World Health Organization as international nonproprietary names.
GENEVA, 24 February 2023
1
Annex to resolution EB15.R7, Off. Rec. Wld Hlth Org., No. 60, pp. 3 and 55. This text was amended
by resolution EB43.R9, Off. Rec. Wld Hlth Org., No. 173, p. 10 and resolution EB115.R4, Executive Board,
115th Session, Resolutions and Decisions (EB115/2005/REC/1), p. 2.