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STEM NAMES
Definition & substem
Question | Answer |
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-ac | anti-inflammatory agents, ibufenac derivatives |
-actide | synthetic polypeptides with a corticotrophin-like action |
-adol or -adol- | analgesics |
-adom | analgesics, tifluadom derivatives |
-afenone | antiarrhythmics, propafenone derivatives |
-aj- | antiarrhythmics, ajmaline derivatives |
-aldrate | antacids, aluminium salts |
-alox | antacids, aluminium derivatives |
andr | steroids, androgens |
-anserin | serotonin receptor antagonists (mostly 5-HT2) |
-antel | anthelminthics (underfined group) |
-arabine | arabinofuranosyl derivatives |
-arit | antiarthritic substances, acting like clobuzarit and lobenzarit (mechanism different from anti-inflammatory type substances, eg -fenamates or -profens) |
-arol | anticoagulants, dicoumarol derivatives |
arte- | antimalarial agents, artemisinin related compounds |
-ase | enzymes;-dismase (superoxide dismutase activity),-pase (lipase)-teplase (tissue plasminogen activators), -uplase (urokinase-type-plasminogen activators) |
-ast | antiasthmatic, antiallergics, not acting primarily as antihistaminics; -lukast (leukotriene receptor antagonist); -trodast (thromboxane A2 receptor antagonists, antiasthmatics) |
-astine | antihistaminics |
-azenil | benzodiazepine receptor antagonists/agonists (benzodiazepine derivatives) |
-azepam | diazepam derivatives |
-azepide | cholecystokinin receptor antagonist |
-azocine | narcotic antagonists/agonists related to 6,7-benzomorphan |
-azoline | antihistaminics or local vasoconstrictors, antazoline derivatives |
-azosin | antihypertensive substances, prazosin derivatives |
-bactam | b-lactamase inhibitors |
-bamate | tranquillizers, propanediol and pentanediol derivatives |
barb | hypnotics, barbituric acid derivatives |
-bendazole | anthelminthics, tiabendazole derivatives |
bol | anabolic steroids |
-bradine | bradycardic agents |
-buzone | anti-inflammatory analgesics, phenylbutazone derivatives |
-cain- | Class 1 antiarrhythmics, procainamide and lidocaine derivatives (antifibrillants with local anaesthetic activity) |
-caine | local anaesthetics |
calci | Vitamin D analogues/derivatives |
-carbef | antibiotics, carbacepham derivatives |
-carnil | benzodiazepine receptor antagonists/agonists (carboline derivatives) |
-cavir | see vir |
cef- | antibiotics, cefalosporanic acid derivatives |
cell- or cel- or -cell- | cellulose derivatives cell-ate (cellulose ester derivatives); -cellose (cellulose ether derivatives) |
-cic | hepatoprotectice substances with a carboxylic acid group |
-cidin | naturally occurring antibiotics (undefined group) |
-cillin | antibiotics, 6-aminopenicillanic acid derivatives |
-citabine | nucleoside antiviral or antineoplastic agents, cytarabine or azarabine derivatives |
-clone | hypnotic tranquillizers |
-cog | blood coagulation factors; (-)eptacog (blood coagulation VII); (-)octocog (blood coagulation factor VIII); (-)nonacog (blood coagulation factor IX) |
-conazole | systemic antifungal agents, miconazole derivatives |
cort | corticosteroids, except prednisolone derivatives |
-crinat | diuretics, etacrynic acid derivatives |
-crine | acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, tacrine derivatives |
-cromil | antiallergics, cromoglicic acid derivatives |
-curium | see -ium |
-cycline | antibiotics, tetracycline derivatives |
-dan | cardiac stimulants, pimobendan derivatives |
-dapsone | Antimycobacterials, diaminodiphenylsulfone derivatives |
-dermin | see -ermin |
-dil | vasodilators |
-dipine | calcium channel blockers, nifedipine derivatives |
-dismase | see -ase |
-dopa | dopamine receptor agonists, dopamine derivatives, used as antiparkinsonism/prolactin inhibitors; |
-dox | antibacterials, quinoline dioxide derivatives |
-dralazine | antihypertensives, hydrazinephthalazine derivatives |
-drine | sympathomimetics; -frine: sympathomimetic, phenethyl derivatives |
dronic acid | calcium metabolism regulator, pharmaceutical aid |
-ectin | antiparasitics, ivermectin derivatives |
-entan | endothelin receptor antagonists |
-eptacog | see –cog |
erg | ergot alkaloid derivatives |
-eridine | analgesics, pethidine derivatives |
-ermin | growth factors;-dermin (epidermal growth factors);-fermin (fibrinoblast growth factors);-nermin (tumour necrosis factor);-sermin (insulin-like growth factors) |
estr | estrogens |
-etanide | diuretics, piretanide derivatives |
-exakin | see -kin |
-exine | mucolytic, bromhexine derivatives |
-fenamic acid | anti-inflammatory, anthranilic acid derivatives-fenamate (“-fenamic acid” derivatives) |
-fenin | diagnostic aids; (phenylcarbamoyl)methyl iminodiacetic acid derivatives |
-fenine | analgesics, glafenine derivatives - (subgroup of fenamic acid group) |
-fentanil | narcotic analgesics, fentanil derivatives |
-fermin | see –ermin |
-fiban | Fibrinogen receptor antagonists (glycoprotein lib/llla receptor antagonists |
-fibrate | clofibrate derivatives |
-flapon | 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP) inhibitor |
-flurane | general inhalation anaesthetics, halogenated alkane derivatives |
-formin | antihyperglycaemics, phenformin derivatives |
-fos (-vos) | insecticides, anthelmintics,pesticides etc., phosphorous derivatives |
-fos- or fos- | various pharmacological categories belonging to -fos (other than above) |
-fradil | calcium channel blockers acting as vasodilators |
-frine | see -drine |
-fungin | antifungal antibiotics |
-fylline | N-methylated xanthine derivatives |
gab | gabamimetic agents |
gado- | diagnostic agents, gadolinium derivatives |
-gatran | thrombin inhibitor, antithrombotic agents |
gest | steroids, progestogens |
-giline | MAO-inhibitors type B |
-gillin | antibiotics produced by Aspergillus strains |
gli | antihyperglycaemics, sulfonamide derivatives |
-golide | dopamine receptor agonists, ergoline derivatives |
-gramostim | see -stim |
-grastim | see -stim |
-grel- or -grel | platelet aggregation inhibitors |
guan- | antihypertensives, guanidine derivatives |
-icam | anti-inflammatory, isoxicam derivatives |
-ifene | antiestrogens, clomifene and tamoxifen derivatives |
-ilide | Class III antiarrhythmics, sematilide derivatives |
imex | immunostimulants |
-imod | immunomodulators, both stimulant/suppressie and stimulant |
-imus | immunosuppressants (other than antineoplastics) |
io- | iodine-containing contrast media |
-io- or iod- | iodine containing compounds other than contrast media |
-iptan | serotonin (5HT1) receptor agonists, sumatriptan derivatives |
-irudin | hirudin derivatives |
-isomide | antiarrhythmics, disopyramide derivatives |
-ium | quarternary ammonium compounds- curium (curare-like substances) |
-izine | diphenylmethyl piperazine derivatives-rizine (antihistaminics/cerebral (or peripheral) vasodilators) |
-kacin | antibiotics, kanamycin and bekanamycin derivatives (obtained from Streptomyces kanamyceticus); |
-kalant | potassium channel blockers |
-kalim | potassium channel activators, antihypertensive |
-kef- | enkephalin agonists |
-kin | interleukin type substances;-nakin (ll-1 derivatives)-leukin (ll-2 derivatives)-plestim (ll-3 derivatives)-exakin (ll-6 derivatives) |
-kinra | interleukin receptor antagonists;-nakinra (ll-1 receptor antagonists) |
-kiren | renin inhibitors |
-leukin | see -kin |
-lipastat | see -stat |
-lukast | see -ast |
-mab | monoclonal antibodies (for details please see page …..) |
-mantadine | adamantine derivatives;-mantine, -mantone |
-meline | cholinergic agents, arecoline derivatives |
-mer | polymers |
-mesine | sigma receptor ligands |
-mestane | aromatase inhibitors |
-metacin | anti-inflammatory, indometacin derivatives |
-micin | antibiotics obtained from various Micromonospora |
-monam | monobactam antibiotics |
-morelin | see -relin |
-mostim | see -stim |
-motine | antivirals, quinoline derivatives |
-moxin | monoamine oxidase inhibitors, hydrazine derivatives ** not part of definition |
-mustine | antineoplastic, alkylating agents, (b-chloroethyl) amine derivatives |
-mycin | antibiotics, produced by Streptomyces strains |
nab | cannabinol derivatives |
-nakin | see -kin |
-nakinra | see -kinra |
nal- | narcotic antagonists/agonists related to normorphine |
-nercept | tumour necrosis factor antagonist |
-nermin | see -ermin |
nic | nicotinic acid or nicotinoyl alcohol derivatives |
-nicate | antihypercholesterolaemic and/or vasodilating nicotinic acid esters |
-nidazole | antiprotozoals, metronidazole derivatives |
nifur- | 5-nitrofuran derivatives |
-nixin | anti-inflammatory, anilinonicotinic acid derivatives |
-nonacog | see -cog |
-octocog | see -cog |
-olol | b-adrenoreceptor antagonists-alol: aromatic ring –CH-CH2-NH-R related to -olols |
-olone | steroids other than prednisolone derivatives |
-opamine | dopaminergic agents dopamine derivatives used as cardiac stimulat/antihypertensives/diuretics |
-onide | steroids for topical use, acetal derivatives |
-(o)nidine | antihypertensives, clonidine derivatives |
-orex | anoretics |
orphan | narcotic antagonists/agonists, morphinan derivates;-orphine, -orphinol, orphone |
-oxacin | antibacterials, nalidixic acid derivatives |
-oxan(e) | benzodioxane derivatives |
-oxanide | antiparasitics, salicylanides and analogues |
-oxef | antibiotics, oxacefalosporanic acid derivatives |
-oxetine | antidepressants, fluoxetine derivatives |
-pafant | platelet-activating factor antagonists |
-pamide | diuretics, sulfamoylbenzoic acid derivatives |
-pamil | -pafant platelet-activating factor antagonists -pamide diuretics, sulfamoylbenzoic acid derivatives coronary vasodilators, verapamil derivatives |
-parcin | glycopeptides antibiotics |
-parin | heparin derivatives including low molecular mass heparins |
-penem | analogues of penicillanic acid antibiotics modified in the five-membered ring |
-peridol -peridone | see –perone see –perone |
-perone | tranquillizers, neuroleptics, 4’-fluoro-4-piperidinobutyrophenone derivatives;- peridol (antipsychotics, haloperidol derivatives);-peridone (antipsychotics, risperidone derivatives) |
-pidem | hypnotics/sedatives, zolpidem derivatives |
-pin(e) | tricyclic compounds-apine (psychoactive);-cilpine (antiepileptic);-dipine (see –dipine)-zepine (antidepressant/neuroleptic;-oxepin, -oxopine, -sopine, -tepines |
-piprazole | psychotropics, phenylpiperazine derivatives |
-pirox | antimycotic pyridine derivatives |
-planin | antibacterials (Actinoplanes strains) |
platin | antineoplastic agents, platinum derivatives |
-plestim | see –stim |
-plon | pyrazolo[-]pyrimidine derivatives, used as anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics-poetin erythropoietin type blood factors-porfin benzoporphyrin derivatives |
-pramine | substances of the imipramine group |
-prazole | antiulcer, benzimidazole derivatives |
pred | prednisone and prednisolone derivatives;methazone or –metasone, -betasol |
-pressin | vasoconstrictors, vasopressin derivatives |
-pride | sulpiride derivatives |
-pril(at) | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors |
-prim | antibacterials, trimethoprim derivatives |
-profen | anti-inflammatory agents, ibuprofen derivatives |
prost | prostaglandins;-prostil (prostaglandins, anti-ulcer) |
-prostil | see -prost |
-quinil | benzodiazepine receptor partial agonists (quinoline derivatives) |
-racetam | amide type nootrope agents, piracetam derivatives |
-relin | prehormones or hormone-release stimulating peptides;-morelin (growth hormone release-stimulating peptides);-tirelin (thyrotropin releasing hormone analogues) |
-relix | hormone-release inhibiting peptides |
-renone | aldosterone antagonists, spironolactone derivates |
-restat (or -restat-) | see –stat |
retin | retinol derivatives |
-ribine | ribofuranil-derivatives of the pyrazofurin type |
rifa- | antibiotics, rifamycin derivatives |
-rinone | cardiac stimulants, amrinone derivatives |
-rizine | see –izine |
-rozole | aromatase inhibitors, imidozole-triazole derivatives |
-rubicin | antineoplastic antibiotics, daunorubicin derivatives |
sal | salicylic acid derivatives:-sal-, salazo-, -salazine/-salazide, -salan |
-sartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonists, antihypertensive (non-peptidic) |
-semide | diuretics, furosemide derivatives |
-sermin | see –ermin |
-serpine | derivatives of Rauwolfia alkaloids |
-setron | serotonin receptor antagonists (5-HT3), not fitting into other established groups of serotonin receptor antagonists |
som- | growth hormone derivatives |
-spirone | anxiolytics, buspirone derivatives |
-stan- or -ster- | steroids, androgens |
-stat (or -stat-) | enzyme inhibitors:-lipastat (pancreatic lipase inhibitors);restat or -restat- (aldose-reducing inhibitors);-vastatin (antilipidemic substances, HMG CoA reductase inh |
-steine | mucolytics, other than bromhexine derivatives |
-ster- | androgens/anabolic steroids:-testosterone, -sterone, -ster-, -gesterone, -sterone, sterol, ster,-(a)steride(antineoplastics) |
-stim (1 0F 2) | colony stimulating factors:-grastim (granulocyte colony stimulatory factor (G-CSF) type) substances;-gramostim (granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) type substances); |
-stim (2 OF 2) | -mostim (macrophage stimulating factors (M-CSF) type substances);-plestim (interleukin-3 analogues and derivatives) |
sulfa- | anti-infectives, sulfonamides |
-sulfan | antineoplastic, alkylating agents, methanesulfonates |
-tecan | antineoplastics, topoisomerase I inhibitors |
-tepa | antineoplastics, thiotepa derivatives |
-teplase | see -ase |
-terol | bronchodilators, phenethylamine derivatives(previously -prenaline or -terenol) |
-terone | antiandrogens |
-tiazem | calcium channel blockers, diltiazem derivatives |
-tide | peptides and glycopeptides(for special groups of peptides see -actide, -pressin, -relin, -tocin) |
-tidine | histamine H2-receptor antagonists, cimetidine derivatives |
-tirelin | see -relin |
-tizide | diuretics, chlorothiazide derivatives |
-tocin | oxytocin derivatives |
-toin | antiepileptics, hydantoin derivatives |
-trexate | folic acid analogues |
-tricin | antibiotics, polyene derivatives |
-triptyline | antidepressants, dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptane or cyclopheptene derivatives |
-troban | thromboxane A2-receptor antagonists; antithrombotic agents |
-trodast | see -ast |
trop | atropine derivatives |
-uplase | see -ase |
-uracil | derivatives used as thyroid antagonists and as antineoplastics |
-uridine | derivatives used as antiviral agents and as antineoplastics; also -udine |
-vastatin | see -stat |
-verine | spasmolytics with a papaverine-like action |
vin- or -vin- | vinca alkaloids |
vir | antivirals (underfined group):-amivir (neuraminidase inhibitors);-cavir (carbocyclic nucleosides);-virsen (antisense oligonucleotides) |
-virsen | see vir |
-vudine | antiviral; antineoplastics, zidovudine derivatives |
-xanox | antiallergic respiratory tract drugs, xanoxic acid deriv |
-zofone | alozafone derivatives |
-zepine | -zepine |