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Generic drug endings
Question | Answer |
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-azepam | bendodiazapinefor epilepsy, anxiety, neurosis |
-iazide | thiazide diuretic to excrete sodium & H2O from body |
-ase | enzyme |
-profen | NSAID |
-caine | local or regional anesthetic |
-olol | beta blocker - produces the opposite effect of the action of epinephrine (decreases BP) |
-barbital | barbiturate, sedative - some are anticonvulsants |
-azosin | alpha 1 blocker - lower BP |
-tidine | H2 (histamine) blocker for PUD - prevents release of hydrochloric acid |
-triptyline | tricyclic antidepressant |
-cillin | penicillin |
-phylline | bronchodilator |
-azine | phenothiazine antipsychotic |
-onide | corticosteroid to reduce inflammatory response |
-ane | inhaled anesthetic |
-cycline | tetracycline antibiotic |
-pril | ACE inhibitor for CHF |
-osone | corticosteroid to reduce inflammatory response |
-curium -curonium | neuromuscular blocking agent |
-ipine | calcium channel blocker |
-terol -terenol | bronchodilator |
-vir | antiviral |
-tropin | gland-stimulating hormone |
-azole | antifungal |
-olone | corticosteroidto reduce in flammatory response |
-floxacin | fluoroquinolone antibiotic |
-micin -mycin | aminoglycoside or macrolide antibiotic |