Common Drug Class Suffixes (Unit 4-Section 2) Flashcards

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1
Q

-dipine

A

Ca+ channel blocker

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2
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-afil

A

erectile dysfunction

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3
Q

-caine

A

anesthetic

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4
Q

-pril

A

ACE inhibitor

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5
Q

-pam, -lam

A

benzodiazepine

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6
Q

-statin

A

antilipidemic

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7
Q

-asone, -solone

A

corticosteroid

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8
Q

-olol

A

beta blocker

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9
Q

-cillin

A

penicillin

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10
Q

-ide

A

oral hypoglycemic

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11
Q

-prazole

A

proton pump inhibitor

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12
Q

-vir

A

antiviral

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13
Q

-ase

A

thrombolytic

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14
Q

-azine

A

antiemetic

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15
Q

-phylline

A

bronchodilator

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16
Q

-arin

A

anticoagulant

17
Q

-tidine

A

antiulcer

18
Q

-zine

A

antihistamine

19
Q

-cycline

A

antibiotic

20
Q

-mycin

A

aminoglycoside

21
Q

-floxacin

A

antibiotic

22
Q

-tyline

A

trycyclic antidepressants

23
Q

-pram, -ine

A

SSRIs