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Prefixes and suffixes of common medication

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Term
Definition
-afil   Phosphodietrase inhibitors  
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-ane   Inhaled anesthetics  
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-artan   Angiotensin receptor  
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-azepam, -zolam   Benzodiazepine  
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-azine   Phenothiazines  
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-azole   Azole antifungals  
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-bital   Barbituates  
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-caine   Local anesthetics  
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-cillin   Penicillin antibiotics  
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-cycline   Tetracycline antibiotics  
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-etine   Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors  
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-feb, -fene   Selective estrogen response modifiers  
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-floxacin   fluoroquinolones (antibiotics)  
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-fungin   Echinocandins (antifungal)  
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-grastim, -gramostim   Granulocyte colony stimulating factors  
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-semide   Loop diuretics  
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-ipine   dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers  
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-ipramine   Tricyclic antidepressants  
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-ium, -uronium   Non-depolarizing paralytics  
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-lukast   LTD4 receptor antagonist (treats asthma and allergic rhinitis)  
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-navir   Protease inhibitor  
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-olol   Beta blocker  
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-oxin   Cardiac glycoside  
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-phylline   Bronchodilator  
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-pril   ACE inhibitor  
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-quine   Quinolone (antibiotic)  
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-statin   HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (lowers cholestrol)  
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-tecan   Topoisomerase I inhibitor (stops DNA replication in cancer cells)  
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-terol   Beta-2 agonist; broncodilator  
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-tidine   Second generation antihistamine  
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-tine   Allylamine antifungals  
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-toposide   Topoisomerase II inhibitor  
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-triptan   5-HT 1B/1/D agonist  
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-tropin   Pituitary hormone  
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-vaptan   Vasopressin receptor antagonist  
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-zosin   alpha-1 antagonist  
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-bicin   Antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent  
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cef-, ceph-   Cephalosporin antibiotic  
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-dazole   Anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial  
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-dipine   Calcium channel blocker  
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-eprazole, -oprazole   Proton pump inhibitor  
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-fenac, -profen   NSAID  
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-gliptin   Antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme  
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-glitazone   Antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione  
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-iramine   Antihistamine  
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-lamide   Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor  
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-mab   Monoclonal antibody  
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-mustine   Alkylating agent (antineoplastic)  
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-mycin   Antibiotic  
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-nacin   Anticholinergic  
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-nazole   Antifungal  
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cort, pred, pred-, -olone, -onide, -asone   Corticosteroid  
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-dronate   bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor  
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parin, -parin   antithrombotic; anticoagulant  
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-sartan   Angiotensin II receptor agonist  
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setron   antiemetic and antinauseant  
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sulfa-   antibiotic, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory  
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-tadine   antihistamine or antiviral, anti influenza A  
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-thiazide   thiazide diruetic  
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-zodone   antidepressant  
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vir, -vir -vudine   antiviral  
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-tyline   tricyclic antidepressant  
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-tretin   retinoid, dermatologic agent, form of vitamin A  
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-trel   progestin  
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-tinib   thiazide diuretic  
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