Drug Endings

Question 1

azole

Answer 1

ergosterol synthesis inhibitor

Question 2

bendazole

Answer 2

antiparasitic/antihelmintic “worms are bendy”

Question 3

cillin

Answer 3

peptidoglyccan synthesis inhibior

Question 4

cycline

Answer 4

protein synthesis inhibior

Question 5

ivir

Answer 5

neuraminidase inhibitor (“I-vir for Influenza”)

Question 6

navir

Answer 6

protease inhibitor

Question 7

ovir

Answer 7

DNA polymerase inhibitor (O-vir usually for herpes that O-uch)

Question 8

thromycin

Answer 8

macrolide antibiotic

Question 9

ane

Answer 9

inhalation general anesthetic

Question 10

azine

Answer 10

typical antipsychotic

Question 11

barbital

Answer 11

barbiturate

Question 12

caine

Answer 12

local anestheetic

Question 13

etine

Answer 13

SSRI

Question 14

ipramine

Answer 14

TCA

Question 15

triptan

Answer 15

5-HT 1b/1d agonists

Question 16

triptyline

Answer 16

tca

Question 17

zepam

Answer 17

benzodiazepine

Question 18

zolam

Answer 18

benzodiazepine

Question 19

chol

Answer 19

choinergic agonist

Question 20

curium

Answer 20

non-depolarizing paralytic

Question 21

curonium

Answer 21

non-depolarizing paralytic

Question 22

olol

Answer 22

b-blocker

Question 23

stigmine

Answer 23

AChE inhibior

Question 24

terol

Answer 24

b2 agonist

Question 25

zosin

Answer 25

alpha 1 antagonist (“prostate—SINful area”)

Question 26

afil

Answer 26

PDE-5 inhibitor (“fills the wiener”)

Question 27

dipine

Answer 27

dihydrophyridine Ca Channel blocker

Question 28

pril

Answer 28

ACEI

Question 29

sartan

Answer 29

Angio II receptor blocker

Question 30

statin

Answer 30

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor

Question 31

dronate

Answer 31

bisphosphonate

Question 32

glitazone

Answer 32

PPAR-gamma activator (“glitzones gits ya in the zone to respond to insulin”)

Question 33

prazole

Answer 33

PPI

Question 34

prost

Answer 34

prostaglandin analog

Question 35

tidine

Answer 35

H2 antagonist

Question 36

tropin

Answer 36

Pituitary hormone

Question 37

ximab

Answer 37

chimeric monoclonal ab (x=for xeno)

Question 38

zumab

Answer 38

humanized monoclonal ab (starts from a Z-oo animal)

Question 39

mustine

Answer 39

nitrosureas (lipophillic thus cross BBB)

Question 40

phylline

Answer 40

methylxanthines