common drug suffixes

Question 1

-olol

Answer 1

beta blockers. propranolol, atenolol

Question 2

-azosin

Answer 2

alpha antagonists prazosin and doxazosin

Question 3

-onidine

Answer 3

alpha2 agonists clonidine, moxonidine

Question 4

-dipine

Answer 4

DHP calcium antagonists nifedipine and amlodipine

Question 5

-apamil

Answer 5

phenylalkylamine type calcium antagonists verapamil and tiapamil

Question 6

-april

Answer 6

ACE inhibitors captopril and enalapril(at)

Question 7

-sartan

Answer 7

AT2 antagonists losartan irbesartan

Question 8

-DIL

Answer 8

K channel openers minoxidil nicorandil

Question 9

-denafil

Answer 9

PDE5 inhibitors sildenafil vardenafil

Question 10

-ol

Answer 10

beta agonists salbutamol fenoterol

Question 11

-tropium

Answer 11

non selective muscarinic antagonists ipratropium oxitropium

Question 12

-fenasin

Answer 12

M3 specific antagonists darifenasin solifenasin

Question 13

-sone

Answer 13

glucocorticoids hydrocortisone, dexomethasone, beclomethasone

Question 14

-olone

Answer 14

glucocorticoids prednisolone trimacinolone

Question 15

-giltazone

Answer 15

PPARgamma agonists ploglitazone rosiglitazone

Question 16

-OXETINE

Answer 16

Reuptake inhibitors -OXETINE paroxetine, fluoxetine

Question 17

-STIGMINE

Answer 17

AChE inhibitors (carbamates) -STIGMINE neostigmine, physostigmine