Drug nomenclature Flashcards
-asone?
Corticosteroid (e.g. dexamethasone)
-afil?
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
e.g. sildenafil - viagra
-bicin?
Antineoplastic cytotoxic agent. (chemo drug e.g. doxorubicin)
-bital?
barbiturate (sedative - help people sleep. e.g. butabarbital)
-caine?
Local anaesthetic (e.g. bupivacaine)
cef-, ceph?
Cephalosporin antibiotic (e.g. cephalexin)
-cillin?
Penicillin antibiotic (e.g. amoxicillin)
-cort-?
Corticosteroid (e.g. hydrocortisone)
-cycline?
Tetracycline antibiotic (e.g. doxycycline)
-dazole?
anthelmintic (kill parasitic worms); antibiotic (e.g. metronidazole); antibacterial
-dipine?
CCB (e.g. amlodipine)
-dronate?
Biphosphonate (bone resorption inhibitor - e.g. alendronate)
-eprazole
-PPI (e.g. omeprazole)
-fenac
NSAID (e.g. diclofenac)
-floxacin
Quinolone antibiotic (broad-spectrum antibiotics - e.g. ciprofloxacin)
- gliptin
Anti-diabetic (DPP-4 inhibitor - e.g. sitagliptin)
- glitazone
Anti-diabetic (thiazolidinedione - e.g. pioglitazone)
-iramine
Antihistamine (e.g. chlorpheniramine)
-lamide
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (treat glaucoma and also an anti-epileptic for some forms of epilepsy - e.g. methazolamide)
-mab
Monoclonal antibody (biological therapy - e.g. infliximab used for RA and ankylosing spondylitis).
-mustine
Alkylating agent (antineoplastic - e.g. estramustine).