Drug Quiz #4

Question 1

-thiazide

Answer 1

thiazide diuretic, water pill
ex: chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, methyclothiazide

Question 2

-tinib

Answer 2

antineoplastic, kinase inhibitor
ex: crizotinib, dasatinib, erlotinib, gefitinib, imatinib

Question 3

-trel

Answer 3

female hormone (progestin)
ex: desogestrel, etonogestrel, levonorgestrel, norgestrel

Question 4

tretin-, tretin, -tretin

Answer 4

retinoid, dermatologic agent, form of vitamin A
ex: acitretin, alitretinoin, isotretinoin, tretinoin

Question 5

-triptan

Answer 5

antimigraine, selective 5-HT receptor agonist
ex: almotriptan, eletriptan, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, zolmitriptan

Question 6

-tyline

Answer 6

tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
ex: amitriptyline, nortriptyline, protriptyline

Question 7

vir, -vir

Answer 7

antiviral, anti-HIV
ex:abacavir, efavirenz, enfuvirtide, nevirapine, ritonavir, tenofovir
antiviral, anti-hepatitis
ex: adefovir, entecavir, ribavirin (and interferon)
antiviral, anti-herpes
ex: acyclovir, famciclovir, penciclovir, valacyclovir
antiviral, anti-CMV
ex: cidofovir, ganciclovir, valganciclovir
antiviral, anti-flu
ex: oseltamivir, zanamivir

Question 8

-vudine

Answer 8

antiviral, nucleoside analogues
ex: lamivudine, stavudine, telbivudine, zidovudine

Question 9

-zepam

Answer 9

benzodiazepine
ex: clonazepam, diazepam, flurazepam, lorazepam, temazepam

Question 10

-zodone

Answer 10

antidepressant
ex: nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone

Question 11

-zolam

Answer 11

benzodiazepine
ex: alprazolam, estazolam, midazolam, triazolam

Question 12

-zosin

Answer 12

alpha blocker
ex: alfuzosin, doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin