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drug identifiers
prefixes, roots, or suffixes of drug classes that can help identify a drug
Term | Definition |
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-actone | potassium sparing diuretic |
-artan | angiotensin || receptor blockers (A2RBs) |
-azosin | alpha adrenergic blockers |
-cillin | antibiotics |
-codone | analgesic opioids |
-cycline | antibiotics |
-emide | loop diuretics |
-floxacin | antibiotics |
-mycin | antibiotics |
-olol | beta blockers |
-olone -sone | could either be corticosteroids or anabolic steroids |
-pam | benzodiazepines |
-pine | calcium channel blockers |
-pril | ACE inhibitors ( angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors) |
-razole | proton pump inhibitors |
-statin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors |
-tidine | histamine-2 blockers |
-vir | antivirals |