Drug Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-afil

A

Erectile Dysfunction

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2
Q

-ane

A

inhalational general anesthetic

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3
Q

-azepam

A

benzodiazepine

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4
Q

-azine

A

neuroleptic, antiemetic

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5
Q

-azole

A

anti-fungal

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6
Q

-barbital

A

barbiturate

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7
Q

-caine

A

local anesthetic

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8
Q

-cillin

A

penicillin

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9
Q

-cycline

A

antibiotic, protein synthesis inhibitor

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10
Q

-etine

A

SSRI

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11
Q

-ipramine

A

TCA

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12
Q

-navir

A

protease inhibitor

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13
Q

-olol

A

beta antagonist

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14
Q

-operidol

A

neuroleptic

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15
Q

-oxin

A

cardiac glycoside

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16
Q

-phylline

A

methylxanthine

17
Q

-pril

A

ACE inhibitor

18
Q

-terol

A

beta 2 agonist

19
Q

-tidine

A

H2 agonist

20
Q

-triptan

A

5-HT 1b/1d agonist

21
Q

-triptyline

A

TCA

22
Q

-tropine

A

pituitary hormone

23
Q

-zolam

A

benzodiazepine

24
Q

-zosin

A

alpha 1 antagonist

25
Q

-dranate

A

bisphosphanate (for osteoporosis)

26
Q

-sartan

A

angiotensin II receptor antagonist

27
Q

-chol

A

muscarinic agonist (cholinergic)

28
Q

-stigmine

A

anticholinesterase

29
Q

-mustine

A

nitrosurea drugs (cross BBB, treat brain cancer)

30
Q

-curium/curonium

A

paralytic drugs (non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs, reversed with neostigmine)

31
Q

-statin

A

Hmg-CoA reductase inhibitor (lowers LDL)

32
Q

-glitazone

A

increases target cell response to insulin

33
Q

-bendazole

A

antiparasitic (helminthes)

34
Q

-dipine

A

DHP calcium channel blockers

35
Q

-prost

A

prostaglandin analogs

36
Q

-mab

A

monoclonal antibody

37
Q

-oxacin

A

fluoroquinolone (inhibits DNA gyrase)