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British Approved Names (BANs) are to be phased out over the 12 months from December 2003. The old BANs and their replacement recommended International Non-proprietary Names are given below

Two BANs — adrenaline and noradrenaline — are to remain in use in the United Kingdom for safety reasons

The list of name changes is available as a PDF file (50K) updated 9 March 2004

MHRA: Changing substance names from BANs to rINNs more

Former BAN

rINN

Adrenaline

Epinephrine

Amethocaine

Tetracaine

Aminacrine

Aminoacridine

Amoxycillin

Amoxicillin

Amphetamine

Amfetamine

Amylobarbitone sodium

Amobarbital sodium

Amylobarbitone

Amobarbital

Beclomethasone

Beclometasone

Bendrofluazide

Bendroflumethiazide

Benorylate

Benorilate

Benzhexol

Trihexyphenidyl

Benzphetamine

Benzfetamine

Benztropine

Benzatropine

Busulphan

Busulfan

Butobarbitone

Butobarbital

Carticaine

Articaine

Cephalexin

Cefalexin

Cephamandole nafate

Cefamandole nafate

Cephazolin

Cefazolin

Cephradine

Cefradine

Chloral betaine

Cloral betaine

Chlorbutol

Chlorobutanol

Chlormethiazole

Clomethiazole

Chlorpheniramine

Chlorphenamine

Chlorthalidone

Chlortalidone

Cholecalciferol

Colecalciferol

Cholestyramine

Colestyramine

Clomiphene

Clomifene

Colistin sulphomethate sodium

Colistimethate sodium

Corticotrophin

Corticotropin

Cyclosporin

Ciclosporin

Cysteamine

Mercaptamine

Danthron

Dantron

Desoxymethasone

Desoximetasone

Dexamphetamine

Dexamfetamine

Dibromopropamidine

Dibrompropamidine

Dicyclomine

Dicycloverine

Dienoestrol

Dienestrol

Dimethicone(s)

Dimeticone

Dimethyl sulphoxide

Dimethyl sulfoxide

Dothiepin

Dosulepin

Doxycycline hydrochloride (hemihydrate hemiethanolate)

Doxycycline hyclate

Eformoterol

Formoterol

Ethacrynic acid

Etacrynic acid

Ethamsylate

Etamsylate

Ethinyloestradiol

Ethinylestradiol

Ethynodiol

Etynodiol

Flumethasone

Flumetasone

Flupenthixol

Flupentixol

Flurandrenolone

Fludroxycortide

Frusemide

Furosemide

Gestronol

Gestonorone

Guaiphenesin

Guaifenesin

Hexachlorophane

Hexachlorophene

Hexamine hippurate

Methenamine hippurate

Hydroxyprogesterone hexanoate

Hydroxyprogesterone caproate

Hydroxyurea

Hydroxycarbamide

Indomethacin

Indometacin

Lignocaine

Lidocaine

Lysuride

Lisuride

Methotrimeprazine

Levomepromazine

Methyl cysteine

Mecysteine

Methylene blue

Methylthioninium chloride

Methylphenobarbitone

Methylphenobarbital

Mitozantrone

Mitoxantrone

Mustine

Chlormethine

Nicoumalone

Acenocoumarol

Noradrenaline

Norepinephrine

Oestradiol

Estradiol

Oestriol

Estriol

Oestrone

Estrone

Oxethazaine

Oxetacaine

Oxpentifylline

Pentoxifylline

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Pentaerithrityl tetranitrate

Phenobarbitone

Phenobarbital

Pipothiazine

Pipotiazine

Polyhexanide

Polihexanide

Potassium clorazepate

Dipotassium clorazepate

Pramoxine

Pramocaine

Procaine penicillin

Procaine benzylpenicillin

Prothionamide

Protionamide

Quinalbarbitone

Secobarbital

Riboflavine

Riboflavin

Salcatonin

Calcitonin (salmon)

Sodium calciumedetate

Sodium calcium edetate

Sodium cromoglycate

Sodium cromoglicate

Sodium ironedetate

Sodium feredetate

Sodium picosulphate

Sodium picosulfate

Sorbitan monostearate

Sorbitan stearate

Stibocaptate

Stibocaptate sodium

Stilboestrol

Diethylstilbestrol

Sulphacetamide

Sulfacetamide

Sulphadiazine

Sulfadiazine

Sulphadimidine

Sulfadimidine

Sulphamethoxazole

Sulfamethoxazole

Sulphapyridine

Sulfapyridine

Sulphasalazine

Sulfasalazine

Sulphathiazole

Sulfathiazole

Sulphinpyrazone

Sulfinpyrazone

Tetracosactrin

Tetracosactide

Thiabendazole

Tiabendazole

Thioguanine

Tioguanine

Thiopentone

Thiopental

Thymoxamine

Moxisylyte

Thyroxine sodium

Levothyroxine sodium

Tribavirin

Ribavirin

Trimeprazine

Alimemazine

Urofollitrophin

Urofollitropin