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Database: USAN

USAN (The USP Dictionary of U.S. Adopted Names and International Drug Names) is recognized throughout the health care industry as the authoritative drug dictionary. Each entry in the USP Dictionary of Drug Names includes one or more of the following: U.S. Adopted Names, official drug names for the USP (U.S. Pharmacopeia) and NF (National Formulary), previously used official names, international and nonproprietary names, British Approved Names, Japanese Approved Names, miscellaneous older names, and trade names. In addition to names, the records in this file contain other substance information such as CAS Registry Number (R), molecular formula, molecular weight, pharmacological and/or therapeutic category, drug manufacturer, reference information, and structure diagram, if available.

File Data

• 1953 to the present
• U.S. Adopted Names from 1961 to the present
• More than 10,900 records (9/11)
• Reloaded annually

Subject Coverage

A compilation of the U.S. Adopted Names and other drug names such as USP or NF names, and other non-proprietary names.

Sources

USAN and the USP Dictionary of Drug Names

Database Producer

The United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.
12601 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD  20852
Phone:  (301) 881-0666 (International)
	(800) 822-8772
E-mail: webmaster@usp.org
URL:    http://www.usp.org

Usage Terms

Usage terms for USAN are detailed in the CAS Information Use Policies.

For more detailed information, view the STN Database Summary Sheet.