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Question | Answer |
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-afil | Phosphodiesterase inhibitor (PDE) |
-asone | Corticosteroid ex-betamethasone, |
-bicin | Antineoplastic; Cytoxic Agent |
-bital | Barbiturate (sedative) |
-caine | local anesthetic |
cef-, ceph- | cephlosporin antibiotic |
-cillin | Penicillin antibiotic |
cort | corticosteroid |
-cycline | tertracycline antibiotic |
-dazole | anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial |
-dipine | calcium channel blocker |
-dronate | biphosphate; bone resorption inhibitor |
-eprazole | proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
-fenac | NSAID |
-floxacin | quinolone antibiotic |
-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; antibacterial |
-nacin | Muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic) |
-nazole | antifungal |
-olol | beta blocker |
-olone | corticosteroid |
-olone | anabolic steroid |
-onide | corticosteroid |
-oprazole | proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
parin; -parin | antithrombotic; anticoagulant (blood thinner) |
-phylline | xanthine derivative (bronchodilator) |
-pramine | tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) |
pred; pred- | corticosteroid |
-pril | ACE inhibitor |
-profen | NSAID |
-sartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB |
-semide | loop diuretic (water pill) |
-setron | seotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist |
-setron | antiemetic and antinauseant |
-statin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor |
sulfa- | antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-inflammatory |
-tadine | antihistamine |
-terol | beta agonist; bronchodilator |
-thiazide | thiazide diuretic (water pill) |
-tinib | antineoplastic (kinase inhibitor) |
-trel | female hormone (progestin) |
tretin-; tretin; -tretin | retinoid; dermatologic agent; form of vitamin A |
-triptan | antimigraine; selective 5-HT receptor agonist |
-tyline | tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) |
vir; -vir | antiviral; anti-HIV; anit-hepatitis, anti-herpes, anti-CMV, anti-flu |
-vudine | antiviral; nucleoside analogues |
-zepam | benzodiazepine |
-zolam | benzodiazepine |
-zosin | alpha blocker |