Drug Endings

Question 0

Drug Endings

-cycline

Answer 0

Tetracycline Antibiotic

*Tetracyclines are a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics whose general usefulness has been reduced with the onset of bacterial resistance. Despite this, they remain the treatment of choice for some specific indications.

They are so named for their four (“tetra-”) hydrocarbon rings (“-cycl-”) derivation (“-ine”).*

Question 1

Drug Endings

-parin

Answer 1

Anticoagulant

An anticoagulant is a substance that prevents coagulation (clotting) of blood.

Question 2

Drug Endings

-cillin

Answer 2

Penicillin Antibiotic

A group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi,[1] including penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V.

Question 3

Drug Endings

-micin

-mycin

Answer 3

Aminoglycoside Antibiotic

Aminoglycosides that are derived from bacteria of the Streptomyces genus are named with the suffix -mycin, whereas those that are derived from Micromonospora are named with the suffix -micin.

Question 4

Drug Endings

-cef

-ceph

Answer 4

Cephalosporin Antibiotic

A class of β-lactam antibiotics originally derived from the fungus Acremonium, which was previously known as “Cephalosporium”.

Question 5

Drug Endings

-zosin

Answer 5

Alpha-andrenergic

The adrenergic receptors (or adrenoceptors) are a class of G protein-coupled receptors that are targets of the catecholamines, especially norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and epinephrine (adrenaline).

Question 6

Drug Endings

-prazole

Answer 6

Protein pump inhibitor

-acid reducer

Question 7

Drug Endings

-thromycin

Answer 7

Macrolide Antibiotic

The macrolides are a group of drugs whose activity stems from the presence of a macrolide ring, a large macrocyclic lactone ring to which one or more deoxy sugars, usually cladinose and desosamine, may be attached.

Question 8

Drug Endings

-ase

Answer 8

Thrombolytic

Thrombolytic drugs are used in medicine to dissolve blood clots in a procedure termed thrombolysis. They limit the damage caused by the blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.

Question 9

Drug Endings

-statin

Answer 9

Lipid-lowering drug

Question 10

Drug Endings

-lol

Answer 10

Beta-andrenergic blocker

Smooth muscle relaxation

Question 11

Drug Endings

-dronate

Answer 11

Bisphosphonate for osteoporosis

Question 12

Drug Endings

-azole

Answer 12

Antifungal

Question 13

Floaxcin

Answer 13

Fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Question 14

Dipine

Answer 14

Calcium channel blocker

Question 15

Tidine

Answer 15

Histamine2 blocker- acid reducer

Question 16

Zolam

Answer 16

Benzodiazepine

Question 17

Pril

Answer 17

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE)

Question 18

Sone

Answer 18

Corticosteroid

Question 19

Zepam

Answer 19

Benzodiazepine

Question 20

Terol

Answer 20

Bronchodilator

Question 21

Artan

Answer 21

Angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB)