British Approved Name

A British Approved Name (BAN) is the official, non-proprietary, or generic name given to a pharmaceutical substance, as defined in the British Pharmacopoeia (BP).[1] The BAN is also the official name used in some countries around the world, because starting in 1953, proposed new names were evaluated by a panel of experts from WHO in conjunction with the BP commission to ensure naming consistency worldwide[2] (an effort leading to the International Nonproprietary Name system). There is also a British Approved Name (Modified) (BANM).[3]

  1. ^ "Paracetamol - different name in USA?". irishhealth.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ Mr Anthony C Cartwright (28 June 2015). The British Pharmacopoeia, 1864 to 2014: Medicines, International Standards and the State. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 155–. ISBN 978-1-4724-2032-9.
  3. ^ "Triclofos". Drugs.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.