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Pharmacology Classes
Prefix/Root/Suffix | Pharm Class |
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-afil | phosphodiesterase inhibitor |
-asone | corticosteroid |
-bicin | antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent |
-caine | local anesthetic |
cef- or ceph- | cephalosporin antibiotic |
-cillin | penicillin antibiotic |
cort | corticosteroid |
-cycline | tetracycline antibiotic |
-dazole | anthelminitic; antibiotic; antibacterial |
-dipine | calcium channel blocker |
-dronate | biphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor |
-eprazaole | proton pump inhibitor |
-fenac | NSAID |
-floxacin | quinolone antibiotic |
-gliptin | antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme |
-glitazone | antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione |
-iramine | antihistamine |
-lamide | carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |
-mab | monoclonal antibody |
-mustine | alkylating agent (antineoplastic) |
-mycin | antibiotic; antibacterial |
-nacin | muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic) |
-nazole | antifungal |
-olol | beta blocker |
-olone | corticosteroid; anabolic steroid |
-onide | corticosteroid |
-oprazole | proton pump inhibitor |
parin; -parin | antithrombotic; anticoagulant |
-phylline | xanthine derivative |
-pramine | tricyclic antidepressant |
pred; pred- | corticosteroid |
-pril | ACE inhibitor |
-profen | NSAID |
-sartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB |
-semide | loop diuretic |
-setron | serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist |
-setron | antiemetic and antinauseant |
-statin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor |
sulfa- | antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-inflammatory |
-tadine | antihistamine |
-tadine | antiviral; anti-influenza-A |
-terol | beta agonist; bronchodilator |
-thiazide | thiazide diuretic |
-tinib | antineoplastic |
-trel | female hormone (progestin) |
tretin-;tretin;-tretin | retinoid; dermatologic agent; form of vitamin A |
-triptan | antimigraine; selective 5-HT receptor agonist |
-tyline | tricyclic antidepressant |
vir; -vir | antiviral |
-vudine | antiviral; nucleoside analogues |
-zepam | benzodiazepine |
-zodone | antidepressant |
-zolam | benzodiazepine |
-zosin | alpha blocker |