Not likely! Most of these seem to be American spellings so why does the EEC
want us to change?
Regards,
Martin.
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From: "Griffiths Paul (RQ3) BCH" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 9:05 AM
Subject: Changes to Drug Names
> Further to the EEC Directive 92/27/EEC which requires use of the
Recommended
> International Non-proprietary Name (rINN) for medicinal substances instead
> of the British Approved Name (BAN) where they differ, I would like to
> enquire whether other labs are changing the spellings of any of their
> analytes. For example:
>
> Cyclosporin becomes Ciclosporin
> Adrenaline becomes Epinephrine
> Noradrenaline becomes Norepinephrine
> Oestradiol becomes Estradiol
> Oestriol becomes Estriol
> Phenobarbitone becomes Phenobarbital
> Amphetamines becomes Amfetamine
>
> Regards
>
> Paul Griffiths
>
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