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drug stems
drug nomenclature stems
Question | Answer |
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-mycin | macrolide antibiotic |
-cyline | tetracycline antibiotic |
-micin | aminoglycoside antibiotic |
-flox- | quinolone antibiotic |
-conazole | systemic antifungal |
-cillin | penicillin antibiotic |
cef-/cefp-/ceph- | cephalosporin |
-vudine | antineoplastic/antiviral |
-vir | antiviral |
sulfa- | sulfonamide antibacterial |
-ectin | anti-parasitic |
-astine | antihistamine |
-tidine | H2 receptor antagonist |
-caine | local anesthetic |
-barb | barbituate |
-cod- | narcotic analgesic |
-glitazone | antidiabetic |
-profen | NSAID |
-triptan | antimigraine |
-triptyline | tricyclic antidepressant |
-olone | steroidal anti-inflammatory |
-cort- | steroidal anti-inflammatory |
-azepam | benzodiazepine |
-bamate | tranquilizer |
-dopa | dopamine receptor agonist |
-statin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor |
-azosin | vasodilator |
-thiazide | thiazide diuretic |
-semide | loop diuretic |
-pril | ACE inhibitor |
-olol | beta-blocker |
-nitr- | coronary vasodilator |
-adol- | analgesic |
-alol | alpha/beta-blocker |
-arol | anticoagulant |
-ase | enzyme |
-ast | antiasthmatic |
-cept | receptor |
-dil- | vasodilator |
-dralazine | antihypertensive |
-dronate | calcium metabolism receptor |
-eridine | analgesic |
-etanide | diuretic |
-fenine | analgesic |
-formin | oral hypoglycemic |
-fradil | calcium channel blocker |
-giline | MAOI |
-grel- | platelet antiaggregant |
-isomide | antiarrhythmic |
-nidazole | antiprotozoal |
-oxetine | antidepressant |
-pamide | diuretic |
-pamil | coronary vasodilator |
-peridol | antipsychotic |
-poetin | erythropoietin |
-prazole | antiulcer |
-pressin | vasoconstrictor |
-priode | antipsychotic |
-prim | antibacterial |
-prost- | prostaglandin |
-sartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
-sporin | immunodepressant |
-terol | bronchodilator |
-tiapine | antipsychotic |
-tiazem | calcium channel blocker |
-tibant | antiasthmatic |
-toin | antiepileptic |
-vastatin | antihyperlipidemic |
-zolamide | carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |