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Drug Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-conazole

A

Antifungal (ketoconazole, fluconazole)

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-cillin

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Penicillin (methicillin)

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-cycline

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Antibiotic, protein synthesis inhibitor (tetracycline)

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-navir

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Protease inhibitor, for HIV (saquinavir, ritonavir)

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-triptan

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5-HT agonists, for migraine (sumatriptan, rizatriptan)

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-ane

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Inhalational general anesthetic (halothane, isoflurane)

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-caine

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Local anesthetic (lidocaine)

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-operidol

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Butyrophenone, neuroleptic (haloperidol)

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-azine

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Phenothiazine, neuroleptic (chlorpromazine, thioridazine), antiemetic (promethazine)

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-barbital

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Barbiturate (phenobarbital)

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-zolam

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Benzodiazepine (alprazolam)

Also “-azepam”

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-azepam

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Benzodiazepine (diazepam, lorazepam)

Also “-zolam”

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-etine

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SSRI (fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline)

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-ipramine

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TCA (impiramine, clomipramine)

Also “-triptyline”

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-triptyline

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TCA (amitrtiptyline, nortriptyline)

Also “-ipramine”

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-olol

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ß-antagonist (propranolol, atenolol, metoprolol)

“-ilol” and “-alol” are mixed alpha and ß blockers
carvedILOL and labetALOL

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-terol

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ß2-agonist (albuterol, salmeterol)

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-zosin

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α1-agonist (prazosin, doxazosin)

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-oxin

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Cardiac glycoside (digoxin)

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-pril

A

ACE-inhibitor (captopril, lisinopril)

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-afil

A

PDE inhibitor, erectile dysfunction (sildenafil, tadalafil)

22
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-tropin

A

Pituitary hormone (somatotropin, thyrotropin (TSH))

23
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-tidine

A

H2 antagonist (cimetidine, ranitidine)

24
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-chol

A

Muscarinic/cholinergic agonist (bethanechol, carbachol)

25
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-bendazole

A

Worm/helminth infections (mebendazole, albendazole)

26
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-curium

A

Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker (atracurium)

Also “-curonium”

27
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-curonium

A

Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker (vecuronium)

Also “-curium”

28
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-dipine

A

Dihydropyradine CCB (nifedipine, amlodipine)

29
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-dronate

A

Bisphosphonate (alendronate, risedronate)

30
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-gliptin

A

DPP-IV inhibitors, for T2DM (sitagliptin, saxagliptin)

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-glitazone

A

Thiazolidinediones, for T2DM (pioglitazone, rosiglitazone)

32
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-mab

A

Monoclonal antibody (infliximab, rituximab)

33
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-mustine

A

Nitrosourea, for brain cancer, crosses BBB (lomustine)

34
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-phylline

A

Methylxanthine (theophylline, aminophylline)

35
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-prost

A

Prostoglandin analog (latanoprost, travoprost)

36
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-sartan

A

Angiotensin receptor blocker, ARB (losartan, valsartan)

37
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-statin

A

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (atorvastatin, simvastatin)

38
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-stigmine

A

Anticholinesterase (neostigmine, physostigmine, rivastigmine (for Alzheimer’s))

39
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-adine

A

2nd generation H2 blocker (loratadine, fexofenadine)

Less BBB penetration than first generation H1 blockers –> less sedation

40
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  • en/-ine

- en/-ate

A

1st generation H1 blocker (diphenhydramine, dimenhyrinate)

BBB penetration –> sedation

41
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-lukast

A

Leukotriene receptor inhibitors (montelukast, zafirlukast)

Blocks chemotaxis of neutrophils (for asthma)

42
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-asone

A

Corticosteroids (beclomethasone, fluticasone)

43
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-dipine

A

Calcium channel blocker (nifedipine, amlodipine)

44
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-azine

A

Typical antipsychotics (trifluoperazine, fluphenazine, chlorpromazine, thioridazine)

Also, haloperidol

45
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-ilide

A

K+ channel blockers - class III antiarrhythmics (ibutilide, dofetilide)

Also, amiodarone and sotalol

46
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-capone

A

COMT inhibitor for add on Parkinson therapy (entacapone, tolcapone)

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