Drug Roots Quiz #1

Question 1

-afil

Answer 1

phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor
ex: avanafil, sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil

Question 2

-asone

Answer 2

corticosteroid
ex: betamethasone, dexamethasone, diflorasone, fluticasone, mometasone

Question 3

-bicin

Answer 3

antineoplastic, cytotoxic agent
ex: doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, valrubicin

Question 4

-bital

Answer 4

barbiturate (sedative)
ex: butabarbital, butalbital, phenobarbital, secobarbital

Question 5

-caine

Answer 5

local anesthetic
ex: bupivacaine, lidocaine, mepivacaine, prilocaine, proparacaine

Question 6

cef-, ceph-

Answer 6

cephalosporin antibiotic
ex: cefaclor, cefdinir, cefixime, cefprozil, cephalexin

Question 7

-cillin

Answer 7

penicillin antibiotic
ex: amoxicillin, ampicillin, dicloxacillin, nafcillin, oxacillin

Question 8

cort

Answer 8

corticosteroid
ex: clocortolone, fludrocortisone, hydrocortisone

Question 9

-cycline

Answer 9

tetracycline antibiotic
ex: demeclocycline, doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline

Question 10

-dazole

Answer 10

anthelmintic, antibiotic, antibacterial
ex: albendazole, mebendazole, metronidazole, tinidazole

Question 11

-dipine

Answer 11

calcium channel blocker
ex: amlodipine, felodipine, nifedipine, nimodipine, nisoldipine

Question 12

-dronate

Answer 12

bisphosphonate, bone resorption inhibitor
ex: alendronate, etidronate, ibandronate, risedronate

Question 13

-eprazole

Answer 13

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
ex: esomeprazole, omeprazole, rabeprazole

Question 14

-fenac

Answer 14

NSAID
ex: bromfenac, diclofenac, nepafenac

Question 15

-floxacin

Answer 15

quinolone antibiotic
ex: besifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, ofloxacin