British National Formulary
European Law requires use of the Recommended International Non-proprietary Name (rINN) for medicinal substances. In most cases the British Approved Name (BAN) and rINN were identical. Where the two differed, the BAN was modified to accord with the rINN.
The list displayed below shows those substances for which the former BAN has been modified to accord with the rINN. Former BANs have been retained as synonyms in the BNF.
ADRENALINE AND NORADRENALINE. Adrenaline and noradrenaline are the terms used in the titles of monographs in the European Pharmacopoeia and are thus the official names in the member states. For these substances, the BP 2008 shows the European Pharmacopoeia names and the rINNs at the head of the monographs; the BNF has adopted a similar style.
Additional background details about implementing the new BANs is available from the MHRA.
| Former BAN | New BAN |
|---|---|
| adrenaline | see above |
| amethocaine | tetracaine |
| aminacrine | aminoacridine |
| amoxycillin | amoxicillin |
| amphetamine | amfetamine |
| amylobarbitone | amobarbital |
| amylobarbitone sodium | amobarbital sodium |
| beclomethasone | beclometasone |
| bendrofluazide | bendroflumethiazide |
| benzhexol | trihexyphenidyl |
| benzphetamine | benzfetamine |
| benztropine | benzatropine |
| busulphan | busulfan |
| butobarbitone | butobarbital |
| carticaine | articaine |
| cephalexin | cefalexin |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ethamsylate | etamsylate |
| ethinyloestradiol | ethinylestradiol |
| ethynodiol | etynodiol |
| flumethasone | flumetasone |
| flupenthixol | flupentixol |
| flurandrenolone | fludroxycortide |
| frusemide | furosemide |
| guaiphenesin | guaifenesin |
| hexachlorophane | hexachlorophene |
| hexamine hippurate | methenamine hippurate |
| hydroxyurea | hydroxycarbamide |
| indomethacin | indometacin |
| lignocaine | lidocaine |
| lysuride | lisuride |
| methotrimeprazine | levomepromazine |
| methyl cysteine | mecysteine |
| methylene blue | methylthioninium chloride |
| methicillin | meticillin |
| mitozantrone | mitoxantrone |
| nicoumalone | acenocoumarol |
| noradrenaline | see above |
| oestradiol | estradiol |
| oestriol | estriol |
| oestrone | estrone |
| oxpentifylline | pentoxifylline |
| phenobarbitone | phenobarbital |
| pipothiazine | pipotiazine |
| polyhexanide | polihexanide |
| 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 |
| 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 |
