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Drug Stems and class
chap 18 pt 1 drug stems and classes
Stem | Class |
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-alol | Combined Alpha and Beta blockers |
-andr- | Androgens |
-anserin | Serotonin 5-HT2 receptor antagonists |
-arabine | Antineoplastics (arabinofuranosyl derivatives) |
-ase | Enzymes |
-azepam | Antianxiety agents (diazepam types) |
-azosin | Antihypertensive (prazosin type) |
-bactam | Beta-lactamase inhibitors |
-bamate | Tranquilizers/ antiepileptics |
-barb | Barbituric acid derivatives |
-butazone | anti-inflammatory analgesics (phenylbutazone type) |
-caine | local anesthetics |
-cef | Cephalosporins |
-cillin | Penicillins |
-conazole | antifungals (miconazole type) |
-cort- | cortisone derivatives |
-curium | Neuromuscular blocking agents |
-cycline | Antibiotics (tetracycline types) |
-dralazine | Antihypertensives (hydrazine-phthalazines) |
-erg | Ergot alkaloid derivatives |
estr- | Estrogens |
-fibrate | Antihyperlipidemics |
-flurane | inhalation anesthetics |
-gest | Progestins |
-irudin | Anticoagulents (hirudin type) |
-leukin | interleukin-2 derivatives |
-lukast | Leukotriene antagonists |
-mab | Monoclonal antibodies |
-mantadine | Antivirals |
-monam | monobactam antibiotics |
-mustine | Antineoplastics |
-mycin | Antibiotics |
-olol | Beta blockers (propranolol type) |
-olone | Steroids |
-oxacin | Antibiotics (quinolone derivatives) |
-pamide | diuretics (sulfamoylbenzoic acid derivatives) |
-pamil | Coronary vasodialators |
-parin | heparin derivatives |
-peridol | antipsychotics (haloperidol type) |
-poetin | erythropoietins |
-pramine | antidepressants (imipramine type) |
-pred | prednisone derivatives |
-pril | antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors) |
-profen | Anti-inflammatory/ analgesic agents (ibuprofen type) |
-rubicin | antineoplastic antibiotics (daunorubicin type) |
-sartan | Angiotensin II receptor antagonists |
-sertron | serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists |
-sulfa | antibiotics (sulfonamide derivatives) |
-terol | Bronchodilators (phenethylamine derivatives) |
-thiazide | Diuretics (thiazide derivatives) |
-tiazem | calcium channel blockers (diltiazem derivatives) |
-tocin | Oxytocin derivatives |
-trexate | antimetabolites (folic acid derivatives) |
-triptyline | antidepresants |
-vastatin | antihyperlipidemics (HMG-CoA inhibitors) |