Drug Roots Quiz #2

Question 1

-gliptin

Answer 1

inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme
ex: saxagliptin, sitagliptin, linagliptin

Question 2

-glitazone

Answer 2

antidiabetic, thiazolidinedione
ex: budesonide, rosiglitazone, troglitazone

Question 3

-iramine

Answer 3

antihistamine
ex: brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, pheniramine

Question 3

-lamide

Answer 3

carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
ex: acetazolamide, brinzolamide, dorzolamide, methazolamide

Question 4

-mab

Answer 4

monoclonal antibody
ex: adalimumab, daclizumab, infliximab, omalizumab, trastuzumab

Question 5

-mustine

Answer 5

alkylating agent (antineoplastic)
ex: carmustine, estramustine, lomustine, bendamustine

Question 6

-mycin

Answer 6

antibiotic, antibacterial
ex: azithromycin, clarithromycin, clindamycin, erythromycin

Question 7

-nacin

Answer 7

muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic)
ex: darifenacin, solifenacin

Question 8

-nazole

Answer 8

antifungal
ex: fluconazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, terconazole, tioconazole

Question 9

-olol

Answer 9

beta blocker
ex: atenolol, metoprolol, nadolol, pindolol, propranolol, timolol

Question 10

-olone

Answer 10

corticosteroid
ex: fluocinolone, fluorometholone, prednisolone, triamcinolone
anabolic steroid
ex: nandrolone, oxandrolone, oxymetholone

Question 11

-onide

Answer 11

corticosteroid
ex: budesonide, ciclesonide, desonide, fluocinonide, halcinonide

Question 12

-oprazole

Answer 12

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
ex: dexlansoprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole

Question 13

parin, -parin

Answer 13

antithrombotic, anticoagulant (blood thinner)
ex: dalteparin, enoxaparin, fondaparinux, heparin, tinzaparin