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pharmacology
Medicine Prefixes and Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-afil avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil | erectile dysfunction, phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor |
-asone betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone | corticosteroid |
-bicin doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin | antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent |
-bital butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital | barbiturate (sedative) |
-caine bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine | local anesthetic |
cef-, ceph- cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin | cephalosporin antibiotic |
-cillin amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin | penicillin antibiotic |
cort clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone | corticosteroid |
-cycline demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline | tetracycline antibiotic |
-dazole albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; tinidazole | anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial |
-dipine amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine | calcium channel blocker |
-dronate alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate | bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor |
-eprazole esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole | proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
-fenac bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac | NSAID |
-floxacin besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin | quinolone antibiotic |
-gliptin saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin | antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme |
-glitazone pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone | antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione |
-lamide acetazolamide; brinzolamide; dorzolamide; methazolamide | carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |
-mab adalimumab; daclizumab; infliximab; omalizumab; trastuzumab | monoclonal antibody |
-mustine carmustine; estramustine; lomustine; bendamustine | alkylating agent (antineoplastic) |
-mycin azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin; erythromycin | antibiotic; antibacterial |
-nacin darifenacin; solifenacin | muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic) |
-nazole fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole; terconazole; tioconazole | antifungal |
-olol atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol; propranolol; timolol | beta blocker |
-olone fluocinolone; fluorometholone; prednisolone; triamcinolone | corticosteroid |
-olone nandrolone; oxandrolone; oxymetholone | anabolic steroid |
-onide budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; fluocinonide; halcinonide | corticosteroid |
-oprazole dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; pantoprazole | proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
parin; -parin dalteparin; enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin; tinzaparin | antithrombotic; anticoagulant (blood thinner) |
-phylline aminophylline; dyphylline; oxtriphylline; theophylline | xanthine derivative (bronchodilator) |
-pramine clomipramine; desipramine; imipramine; trimipramine | tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) |
pred; pred- loteprednol; prednicarbate; prednisolone; prednisone | corticosteroid |
-pril benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril; moexipril; ramipril | ACE inhibitor |
-profen fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; ketoprofen | NSAID |
-ridone iloperidone; paliperidone; risperidone | atypical antipsychotic |
-sartan candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; olmesartan; valsartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB |
-semide furosemide; torsemide | loop diuretic (water pill) |
-setron alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron | serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist |
-setron dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron | antiemetic and antinauseant |
-statin atorvastatin; lovastatin; pitavastatin; pravastatin; rosuvastatin; simvastatin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins |
sulfa- sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; sulfamethoxazole; sulfasalazine | antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-inflammatory |
-tadine cyproheptadine; desloratadine; loratadine; olopatadine | antihistamine |
-tadine amantadine; rimantadine | antiviral; anti-influenza-A |
-terol albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol; salmeterol | beta agonist; bronchodilator |
-thiazide chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide; methyclothiazide | thiazide diuretic (water pill) |
-tinib crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; gefitinib; imatinib | antineoplastic (kinase inhibitor) |
-trel desogestrel; etonogestrel; levonorgestrel; norgestrel | female hormone (progestin) |
tretin-; tretin; -tretin acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; tretinoin | retinoid; dermatologic agent; form of vitamin A |
-triptan almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; sumatriptan; zolmitriptan | antimigraine; selective 5-HT receptor agonist |
-tyline amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline | tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) |
vir; -vir abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine; ritonavir; tenofovir | antiviral; anti-HIV |
vir; -vir adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with interferon) | antiviral; anti-hepatitis |
-vir acyclovir; famciclovir; penciclovir; valacyclovir | antiviral; anti-herpes |
-vir cidofovir; ganciclovir; valganciclovir | antiviral; anti-CMV |
-vir oseltamivir; zanamivir | antiviral; anti-flu |
-vudine lamivudine; stavudine; telbivudine; zidovudine | antiviral; nucleoside analogues |
-zepam clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam | benzodiazepine |
-zodone nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone | antidepressant |
-zolam alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam | benzodiazepine |
-zosin alfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin | alpha blocker |