Each name is assigned by the USAN Council, which is co-sponsored by the American Medical Association ( AMA ), the United States Pharmacopeial Convention ( USP ), and the American Pharmacists Association ( APhA ).

In addition to drugs, the USAN Council names agents for gene therapy and cell therapy, contact lens polymers, surgical materials, diagnostics, carriers, and substances used as an excipient.

The USAN Council began in June 1961 after the AMA and the USP jointly formed the AMA-USP Nomenclature Committee.

The American Pharmacists Association ( APhA ) became the third sponsoring organization in 1964, at which point the name of the committee was changed to the USAN Council, and United States Adopted Name became the official term to describe any nonproprietary name negotiated and formally adopted by the Council.

In 1967, a liaison representative from the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) was appointed to serve on the USAN Council.

Currently, the USAN Council has five members, one from each sponsoring organization, one from the FDA, and a member-at-large.

One member is nominated to the USAN Council annually by each sponsoring organization ; the FDA nonminates one liaison member annually.

Peter Rheinstein, USAN Council chairman, as of 2012

As a general rule, the application for a USAN should be forwarded to the USAN Council after the Investigational New Drug ( IND ) has been approved by the FDA and clinical trials have begun.

* One substance with multiple names ( for example, CAS index names versus IUPAC names ; INN generic drug names versus USAN generic drug names versus brand names )

In 2008, the Union of South American Nations ( USAN ) was founded, revealing South American ambition of economic integration, with plans for political integration in the European Union style.

Corticosteroids and Bronchodilators such as salbutamol ( albuterol USAN ) are often used, and sometimes in combination with ipratropium.

The recommended list of USAN stems is updated regularly to keep pace to accommodate drugs with new chemical and pharmacologic properties.

Many drug manufacturers seeking a USAN are multinational companies with subsidiaries in various parts of the world or contractual agreements with drug firms outside the United States.

Tienilic acid ( INN and BAN ) or ticrynafen ( USAN ) is a loop diuretic drug with uric acid-lowering ( uricosuric ) action, formerly marketed for the treatment of hypertension.

4-Aminopyridine ( INN fampridine, USAN dalfampridine ) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C < sub > 5 </ sub > H < sub > 4 </ sub > N – NH < sub > 2 </ sub >.

Norethisterone acetate ( INN, BAN ), also known as norethindrone acetate ( USAN ), sold under brand names including Aygestin, Gestakadin, Milligynon, Monogest, Norlutate, Primolut, Sovel, Styptin, and others, is a steroidal progestin with additional antigonadotropic ( and hence antiandrogen and antiestrogen ) effects that is used as a hormonal contraceptive.

Ciclosporin ( INN / BAN ) ( pronounced ), cyclosporine ( USAN ), cyclosporin ( former BAN ), or cyclosporin A ( often shortened to CsA ) is an immunosuppressant drug widely used in organ transplantation to prevent rejection.

Panadol is the GlaxoSmithKline trade name for paracetamol ( INN ) ( or ) or acetaminophen ( USAN ), which is an over the counter ( OTC ) pharmaceutical analgesic ( pain reliever ) and antipyretic ( fever reducer ).

Methicillin ( INN, BAN ) or methicillin ( USAN ) is a narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class.

Chlorphenamine ( INN ) or chlorpheniramine ( USAN, former BAN ), commonly marketed in the form of chlorpheniramine maleate ( Chlorphen-12 ), is a first-generation alkylamine antihistamine used in the prevention of the symptoms of allergic conditions such as rhinitis and urticaria.

Clomifene ( INN ) or clomiphene ( USAN ) ( also known as Clomifert ), marketed as Clomid, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator ( SERM ) that increases production of gonadotropins by inhibiting negative feedback on the hypothalamus.

Mesalazine ( INN, BAN ), also known as mesalamine ( USAN ) or 5-aminosalicylic acid ( 5-ASA ), is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis and mild-to-moderate Crohn's disease.

Chlortalidone ( INN / BAN ) or chlorthalidone ( USAN ) is a diuretic drug used to treat hypertension, originally marketed as Hygroton in the USA.

Pamidronic acid ( INN ) or pamidronate disodium ( USAN ), pamidronate disodium pentahydrate is a nitrogen containing bisphosphonate, used to prevent osteoporosis.

Isoprenaline ( INN ) or isoproterenol ( USAN, trade names Medihaler-Iso and Isuprel ) is a medication used for the treatment of bradycardia ( slow heart rate ), heart block, and rarely for asthma.

Estradiol acetate ( INN, USAN, BAN ; brand names Femtrace, Femring, Menoring ) is a synthetic ester, specifically the 3-O-acetyl ester, of the natural estrogen, estradiol.

Estradiol valerate ( INN, USAN ; brand names Altadiol, Deladiol, Delestrogen, Estraval, Progynova, Valergen, many others ), or oestradiol valerate ( BAN ), is a synthetic ester, specifically the 17-pentanoyl ester, of the natural estrogen, 17β-estradiol.

Risedronic acid ( INN ) or risedronate sodium ( USAN ) is a bisphosphonate used to strengthen bone, treat or prevent osteoporosis, and treat Paget's disease of bone.

The USAN Program states that its goal is to select simple, informative, and unique nonproprietary names ( also called generic names ) for drugs by establishing logical nomenclature classifications based on pharmacological and / or chemical relationships.

Assignment of a USAN takes into account practical considerations, such as the existence of trademarks, international harmonization of drug nomenclature, the development of new classes of drugs, and the fact that the intended uses of substances for which names are being selected may change.

The FDA announced in 1984 that it would discontinue adding drug names to its official list and use the USAN as the established name for labeling and advertising new single-entity drugs marketed in the United States.

Map of USAN.

Assigning a USAN and standardizing names internationally can take anywhere from several months to a few years.

The vast majority of laws are now subject to the ordinary legislative procedure, which works on the principle that consent from both the Council and Parliament are required before a law may be adopted.

One of his most important works, the Missa Papae Marcelli ( Pope Marcellus Mass ), has been historically associated with erroneous information involving the Council of Trent.

Moldova works alongside NATO Allies and Partner countries in a wide range of areas through the Partnership for Peace and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council.

In July of the same year, in Seoul, South Korea, the Member Churches of the World Methodist Council ( WMC ) voted to approve and sign a " Methodist Statement of Association " with the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification ( JDDJ ), the agreement which was reached and officially accepted in 1999 by the Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation and which proclaimed that " Together we confess: By grace alone, in faith in Christ ’ s saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping and calling us to good works ... as sinners our new life is solely due to the forgiving and renewing mercy that God imparts as a gift and we receive in faith, and never can merit in any way ," affirming " fundamental doctrinal agreement " concerning justification between the Catholic Church, the LWF, and the World Methodist Council.

* World Council of Churches Bibliography of works on religious pluralism

" Such views of the Second Vatican Council were condemned by the Church's hierarchy, and the works of theologians who were active in the Council or who closely adhered to the Council's aspect of reform ( such as Hans Küng ) have often been criticized by the Church for espousing a belief system that is radical and misguided.

During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked closely with the Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua ( WCCN ), which opposed the Reagan administration's military interventions in Central America and works to promote economic development, human rights, and mutual friendship between the people of the United States and Nicaragua.

In the United Kingdom the professional body is the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering ( educational charity status ) and it is true that the trade still remains virtually ungoverned ; there are no systems in place to monitor or control the activities of unqualified plumbers or those home owners who choose to undertake installation and maintenance works themselves, despite the health and safety issues which arise from such works when they are undertaken incorrectly ; see Health Aspects of Plumbing ( HAP ) published jointly by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and the World Plumbing Council ( WPC ).

During a meeting of the Council of the Time Scouts, representatives from every major time line and setting written by Heinlein appear, including Glory Road and Starship Troopers ; and a reference is made to other authors ' works as well.

It was formed on May 29, 1997 as the successor to the North Atlantic Cooperation Council ( NACC ) and works alongside the Partnership for Peace ( PfP ), both created post-Cold War-the former in 1991, the latter in 1994.

The city houses many cultural institutes such as the Russian Cultural Institute, the Polish Cultural Institute, the Hungarian Institute, the Czech and the Slovak Cultural Institutes, the Italian Cultural Institute, the French Cultural Institute, Goethe Institut, British Council, Instituto Cervantes, and the Open Society Institute, which regularly organise temporary expositions of visual, sound and literary works by artists from their respective countries.

The anthropologist Juan Villarías-Robles, who works with the Spanish National Research Council, said " Richard Freund was a newcomer to our project and appeared to be involved in his own very controversial issue concerning King Solomon's search for ivory and gold in Tartessos, the well documented settlement in the Doñana area established in the first millennium BC " and described his claims as ' fanciful '.

Aligned with this mission of ensuring equal access to education, the Department of Education is a member of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and works with federal partners to ensure proper education for homeless and runaway youth in the United States.

Each of the thirteen healthcare professions regulated by the HPCA Act works within the " Scope of Practise " determined and published by its professional Council.

In 553 the Second Council of Constantinople condemned his works but not his person.

With the cost of living rising due to the inflation caused by World War I, the City of Winnipeg's teamsters, electrical workers, water works employees and office workers approached City Council in April 1919 for a wage increase.

Each school has its own Dean who works closely with students, faculty and prospective students and a Council of Advisors composed of representatives of business, industry, and academia to advise and direct policy and programs.

Because of new discussions about her works, the Council of Basel confirmed the orthodoxy of the revelations in 1436.

* After WWI: Middlesex County Council set up 24 smallholdings ( Burrows Hill Close Estate and Bedfont Court Estate ) west of Perry Oaks sewage works, each with a house.

* 1935: Middlesex County Council built 4 houses ( 1, 2, 3, 4 Perry Oaks ) for the sewage works staff.

* 1944: The Air Ministry, when taking over Heathrow, tried to take over the sludge works, but for obvious basic hygiene the sludge needed somewhere to be treated, which forced Middlesex County Council to resist ; after a volcanic official row the Air Ministry admitted defeat and had to change its plans.

In 1980 during the re-ordering works carried out in the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council, the caen stone side altars, marble altar rails, carved pulpit, original high altar and Telford Pipe Organ were removed.