1. International Nonproprietary Names (INN) and US Adopted Names (USAN) are systems for naming pharmaceutical substances to facilitate identification. INN is recognized globally while USAN only applies in the US. 2. The USP plays a role in nonproprietary naming in the US through the USAN council and establishes quality standards in monographs. If a drug is recognized in a USP monograph, it must comply with those standards. 3. Naming seeks to provide a link between a nonproprietary name and publicly available quality standards in USP monographs to ensure safety and proper labeling of drugs.