Drug Root Names

Question 1

All monoclonal antibodies (official shorthand for which is mAb) end in:

Answer 1

mab

Question 2

Proteasome inhibitors end in:

Answer 2

omib

Question 3

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors end in:

Answer 3

nib

Question 4

mTor inhibitors end in:

Answer 4

limus

Question 5

Antiandrogens end in:

Answer 5

amide

Question 6

Most nucleoside analogs end in:

Answer 6

abine

Question 7

Many anti-malarials end in:

Answer 7

quine

Question 8

Most Beta Blockers end in:

Answer 8

olol

Question 9

Most ACE Inhibitors end in:

Answer 9

pril

Question 10

Tissue Plasminogen Activators (TPAs) end in:

Answer 10

-teplase

Question 11

Sodium-glucose transport inhibitors (SGLT-2 inhibitors)

Answer 11

“-flozin”

Question 12

Angiotensin receptor blockers

Answer 12

-sartan

Question 13

Cholinesterase Inhibitors

Answer 13

-stigmine

Question 14

Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs

Answer 14

-curium/-curonium

Question 15

Thiazolidinediones

Answer 15

-glitazone

Question 16

Dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel blockers

Answer 16

-dipine

Question 17

Benzodiazepines

Answer 17

-azepam

Question 18

Antifungal drugs

Answer 18

-conazole

Question 19

Local anesthetics

Answer 19

-caine

Question 20

Tetracycline antibiotics

Answer 20

-cycline

Question 21

Protease inhibitors

Answer 21

-navir