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Drug names
Prefixes and suffixes of common medication
Term | Definition |
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-afil | Phosphodietrase inhibitors |
-ane | Inhaled anesthetics |
-artan | Angiotensin receptor |
-azepam, -zolam | Benzodiazepine |
-azine | Phenothiazines |
-azole | Azole antifungals |
-bital | Barbituates |
-caine | Local anesthetics |
-cillin | Penicillin antibiotics |
-cycline | Tetracycline antibiotics |
-etine | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
-feb, -fene | Selective estrogen response modifiers |
-floxacin | fluoroquinolones (antibiotics) |
-fungin | Echinocandins (antifungal) |
-grastim, -gramostim | Granulocyte colony stimulating factors |
-semide | Loop diuretics |
-ipine | dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers |
-ipramine | Tricyclic antidepressants |
-ium, -uronium | Non-depolarizing paralytics |
-lukast | LTD4 receptor antagonist (treats asthma and allergic rhinitis) |
-navir | Protease inhibitor |
-olol | Beta blocker |
-oxin | Cardiac glycoside |
-phylline | Bronchodilator |
-pril | ACE inhibitor |
-quine | Quinolone (antibiotic) |
-statin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (lowers cholestrol) |
-tecan | Topoisomerase I inhibitor (stops DNA replication in cancer cells) |
-terol | Beta-2 agonist; broncodilator |
-tidine | Second generation antihistamine |
-tine | Allylamine antifungals |
-toposide | Topoisomerase II inhibitor |
-triptan | 5-HT 1B/1/D agonist |
-tropin | Pituitary hormone |
-vaptan | Vasopressin receptor antagonist |
-zosin | alpha-1 antagonist |
-bicin | Antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent |
cef-, ceph- | Cephalosporin antibiotic |
-dazole | Anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial |
-dipine | Calcium channel blocker |
-eprazole, -oprazole | Proton pump inhibitor |
-fenac, -profen | NSAID |
-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 |
-nacin | Anticholinergic |
-nazole | Antifungal |
cort, pred, pred-, -olone, -onide, -asone | Corticosteroid |
-dronate | bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor |
parin, -parin | antithrombotic; anticoagulant |
-sartan | Angiotensin II receptor agonist |
setron | antiemetic and antinauseant |
sulfa- | antibiotic, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory |
-tadine | antihistamine or antiviral, anti influenza A |
-thiazide | thiazide diruetic |
-zodone | antidepressant |
vir, -vir -vudine | antiviral |
-tyline | tricyclic antidepressant |
-tretin | retinoid, dermatologic agent, form of vitamin A |
-trel | progestin |
-tinib | thiazide diuretic |