Drug Class Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes

Question 1

–asteride

Answer 1

5-alpha reductase inhibitors

Question 2

–osin

Answer 2

alpha blockers

Question 3

–terol

Answer 3

bronchodilator

Question 4

–asone

Answer 4

corticosteroid

Question 5

–glitazone

Answer 5

diabetes

Question 6

–gliptin

Answer 6

diabetes

Question 7

–glutide

Answer 7

diabetes

Question 8

–flozin

Answer 8

glycosuric (diabetes)

Question 9

–bicin

Answer 9

antineoplastic

Question 10

antineoplastic (use)

Answer 10

anti-cancer

Question 11

barbiturate (use)

Answer 11

sedative

Question 12

–bital

Answer 12

barbiturate

Question 13

–caine

Answer 13

local anesthetic

Question 14

cef–

Answer 14

cephalosporin antibiotic

Question 15

ceph–

Answer 15

cephalosporin antibiotic

Question 16

–cillin

Answer 16

penicillin antibiotic

Question 17

–cort–

Answer 17

corticosteroid

Question 18

–cycline

Answer 18

tetracycline antibiotic

Question 19

anthelmintic (use)

Answer 19

antiparasitic for worms

Question 20

–dazole

Answer 20

anthelmintic; antibiotic

Question 21

–dipine

Answer 21

calcium channel blocker

Question 22

–dronate

Answer 22

bisphosphonate

Question 23

bisphosphonate (use)

Answer 23

osteoporosis

Question 24

–eprazole

Answer 24

proton pump inhibitor

Question 25

–fenac

Answer 25

NSAID

Question 26

–floxacin

Answer 26

quinolone antibiotic

Question 27

–iramine

Answer 27

antihistamine

Question 28

–lamide

Answer 28

carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

Question 29

carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (use)

Answer 29

diuretic

Question 30

carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (use)

Answer 30

diuretic

Question 31

–mab

Answer 31

monoclonal antibody

Question 32

monoclonal antibodies (use)

Answer 32

cancer; inflammation; organ rejection

Question 33

–mustine

Answer 33

antineoplastic

Question 34

–mustine

Answer 34

antineoplastic

Question 35

–mycin

Answer 35

antibiotic

Question 36

–nacin

Answer 36

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