Drug suffixes

Question 1

-azole mechanism

Answer 1

Ergosterol synthesis inhibitor

Question 2

-cycline mechanism

Answer 2

Protein synthesis inhibitor

Question 3

-ivir mechanism

Answer 3

Neuraminidase inhibitor

Question 4

-navir mechanism

Answer 4

Protease inhibitor

Question 5

-ovir mechanism

Answer 5

DNA polymerase inhibitor

Question 6

-ane mechanism

Answer 6

Inhalational general anesthetic

Question 7

-azine mechanism

Answer 7

Typical antipsychotic

Question 8

-ipramine mechanism

Answer 8

TCA

Question 9

-triptan mechanism

Answer 9

5-HT1B/1D agonists

Question 10

-triptyline mechanism

Answer 10

TCA

Question 11

-curium or -curonium mechanism

Answer 11

Non-depolarizing paralytic

Question 12

-stigmine mechanism

Answer 12

AChE inhibitor

Question 13

-terol mechanism

Answer 13

B2 agonist

Question 14

-zosin mechanism

Answer 14

a1 antagonist

Question 15

-afile mechanism

Answer 15

PDE-5 inhibitor

Question 16

-pril mechanism

Answer 16

ACEi

Question 17

-sartan mechanism

Answer 17

ARB (angiotensin II receptor blocker)

Question 18

-statin mechanism

Answer 18

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor

Question 19

-dronate mechanism

Answer 19

Bisphosphonate

Question 20

-glitazone mechanism

Answer 20

PPAR-g activator (insulin sensitizers)

Question 21

-prost mechanism

Answer 21

Prostaglandin analog

Question 22

-tidine mechanism

Answer 22

H2 antagonist

Question 23

-tropin mechanism

Answer 23

Pituitary hormone

Question 24

-ximab mechanism

Answer 24

Chimeric monoclonal Ab (human constant region, foreign variable region)

Question 25

-zumab mechanism

Answer 25

Humanized monoclonal Ab (human constant&variable regions, foreign complimentarity determining region)

Question 26

-xizumab mechanism

Answer 26

Chimeric/humanized hybrid monoclonal Ab

Question 27

-cept mechanism

Answer 27

A receptor molecule

Question 28

-nib mechanism

Answer 28

Kinase inhibitor