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pharmacy tech s&p
Suffixes and Prefixes for Pharmacy Tech
Term | Definition |
---|---|
-triptan | Antimigrane 5-HT receptor Antagonist |
-statin | Antihyperlipidema statin, HMG-COA Reductase Inhibitors |
-ane | General anesthetic |
-cycline | Tetracycline Antibiotic |
-quine | Antiparasitic |
-floxacin | Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic |
-ase | Thrombolytic |
-glinide | Antidiabetic Meglitinides |
-sartan | Antihypertensive Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers |
-adol | Analgesic |
-prazole | Anti-ulcer Proton Pump Inhibitor |
-ac | Antiinflammatory |
-olol | Beta Blocker |
ceph-/cef- | Cephalosporin Antibiotic |
-steride | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, 5a-Reductase Inhibitors |
-mycin | Macrolide Antibiotic |
-ine | Antidepressant, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors |
-nacin | Overactive Bladder Incontinence, Antichlolinergics |
-bital | Barbiturate (Sedative) |
-triptyline | Antidepressant (TCA's) |
-pam/-lam | Anti-anxiety/Hypnotics, Benzodiazepines, Schedule IV |
-glitazone | Antidiabetic Thiazolidinediones |
-mide/-nide | Antihypertensive Diuretics |
-stine | Antineoplastic (anti-tumor) |
-dronate | Osteoporosis Bisphosphonates |
-profen | NSAIDs (anti-inflammatory) |
-terol | Pulmonary p-agonists |
-actide | Synthetic corticotropin |
-pramine | Anti-depressant, Tricyclic Anti-depressant |
-pril | Antihypertensive Angiotensin Converting Enzyme-Inhibitors |
-one | Anti-inflammatory Corticosteroids |
-zosin/-osin/-azosin | Antihypertensive, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, A-1 receptor blocker |
-cyclovir | Anti-viral, Anti-Herpetics |
-rifa | Antitubercular |
-fil | Erectile Dysfunction, PDE5- Inhibitors |
-thiazide | Thiazide diuretic |
-dipine | Antihypertensive, Calcium Channel Blocker |
-zine | Antihistamine |
-cillin | Penicillin Antibiotic |
sulf- | Sulfonamides (anti-biotic) |
-zoline | Nasal Decongestant |
-caine | Local Anesthetic |
-tidine | Anti-ulcer, H2 - receptor antagonist |