Drug Name Prefixes and Suffixes/ What are they for? Flashcards
1
Q
-prazole
A
Ulcer/ stomach
2
Q
-statin
A
Cholesterol
3
Q
-pril
A
Blood pressure
4
Q
-olol or -lol
A
Blood Pressure
5
Q
-cillin
A
Antibiotic
6
Q
-tidine
A
Ulcer/ stomach (make sure not to think of loratadine!!)
7
Q
-mycin or cin
A
Antibiotic
8
Q
-floxacin
A
Antibiotic
9
Q
-cycline
A
Antibiotic
10
Q
-zole
A
Anti fungal (do not confuse with prazole)
11
Q
-cyclovir
A
Antiviral
12
Q
-ine
A
Anti malarial
13
Q
-sone or -one
A
Corticosteroids
14
Q
Ceph- or Cef-
A
Antibiotic
15
Q
-pam or -lam
A
Anxiety/Benzodiazepines (C-IV)
