Drug Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-afil
A
Erectile Dysfunction
2
Q
-ane
A
inhalational general anesthetic
3
Q
-azepam
A
benzodiazepine
4
Q
-azine
A
neuroleptic, antiemetic
5
Q
-azole
A
anti-fungal
6
Q
-barbital
A
barbiturate
7
Q
-caine
A
local anesthetic
8
Q
-cillin
A
penicillin
9
Q
-cycline
A
antibiotic, protein synthesis inhibitor
10
Q
-etine
A
SSRI
11
Q
-ipramine
A
TCA
12
Q
-navir
A
protease inhibitor
13
Q
-olol
A
beta antagonist
14
Q
-operidol
A
neuroleptic
15
Q
-oxin
A
cardiac glycoside
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
-dranate
bisphosphanate (for osteoporosis)
26
-sartan
angiotensin II receptor antagonist
27
-chol
muscarinic agonist (cholinergic)
28
-stigmine
anticholinesterase
29
-mustine
nitrosurea drugs (cross BBB, treat brain cancer)
30
-curium/curonium
paralytic drugs (non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs, reversed with neostigmine)
31
-statin
Hmg-CoA reductase inhibitor (lowers LDL)
32
-glitazone
increases target cell response to insulin
33
-bendazole
antiparasitic (helminthes)
34
-dipine
DHP calcium channel blockers
35
-prost
prostaglandin analogs
36
-mab
monoclonal antibody
37
-oxacin
fluoroquinolone (inhibits DNA gyrase)
