July 2016

Active ingredient naming changes

In this release, MIMS Australia will be including the following INNs (International Non-proprietary Names)
as well as Australian Approved Names (AANs) as part of our push to support the Therapeutic Goods
Administration (TGA) active ingredient name changes project.

MIMS will begin referring to these ingredients by their new names, however, users may continue to search
by the old AANs if preferred.

Old name (AAN) New name (INN) Search terms in addition to the new name
Adrenaline Adrenaline (epinephrine) Adrenaline, epinephrine
Adrenaline acid tartrate Adrenaline (epinephrine) acid tartrate Adrenaline acid tartrate, epinephrine acid tartrate
Adrenaline hydrochloride Adrenaline (epinephrine) hydrochloride Adrenaline hydrochloride, epinephrine hydrochloride
Noradrenaline Noradrenaline (norepinephrine) Noradrenaline, norepinephrine

This list is a summary of only some of the changes that have occurred over the last month.
Before prescribing, always refer to the full product information.

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