Drug Suffixes

Question 1

-afil

Answer 1

Phosphodiesterase inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil)

Question 2

-azepam

Answer 2

Benzodiazepines (lorazepam, diazepam)

Question 3

-azine

Answer 3

Phenothiazine (chlorpromazine, thioridazine, promethazine)

Question 4

-azolam

Answer 4

Benzodiazepine (alprazolam, midazolam, triazolam)

Question 5

-barbital

Answer 5

Barbiturate (phenobarbital, secobarbital)

Question 6

-bendazole

Answer 6

Benzimidazole (mebendazole, albendazole)

Question 7

-caine

Answer 7

Local anesthetics (lidocaine, tetracaine)

Question 8

-chol

Answer 8

Muscarinic agonists (bethanechol, carbachol)

Question 9

-cillin

Answer 9

Penicillin (amoxicillin, methicillin)

Question 10

-conazole

Answer 10

Imidazole/Antifungal (fluconazole, ketoconazole)

Question 11

-curium

Answer 11

Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker (atracurium, mivacurium)

Question 12

-curonium

Answer 12

Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker (vecuronium, rocuronium)

Question 13

-cycline

Answer 13

Protein synthesis inhibitor (tetracycline, doxycycline)

Question 14

-dipine

Answer 14

Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (nifedipine, amlodipine)

Question 15

-dronate

Answer 15

Bisphosphonate (alendronate, risedronate)

Question 16

-etine

Answer 16

SSRI (fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline)

Question 17

-flurane

Answer 17

Inhaled anesthetics (isoflurane, sevoflurane)

Question 18

-gliptin

Answer 18

DPP-IV inhibitor (sitagliptin, saxagliptin)

Question 19

-glitazone

Answer 19

Thiazolidinedione (pioglitazone, rosiglitazone)

Question 20

-ipramine

Answer 20

TCA (clomipramine, imipramine)

Question 21

-mab

Answer 21

Monoclonal antibody (infliximab, rituximab)

Question 22

-mustine

Answer 22

Nitrosourea/Nitrogen mustard (lomustine)

Question 23

-navir

Answer 23

Protease inhibitor (ritonavir, saquinavir)

Question 24

-olol

Answer 24

Beta blocker (atenolol metoprolol, carvedilol, labetalol)

Question 25

-operidol

Answer 25

Neuroleptic (haloperidol, droperidol)

Question 26

-phylline

Answer 26

Methylxanthine (theophylline, aminophylline)

Question 27

-pril

Answer 27

ACE inhibitor (lisinopril, enalapril)

Question 28

-prost

Answer 28

Prostaglandin analog (latanoprost, travoprost)

Question 29

-sartan

Answer 29

Angiotensin receptor blocker/ARB (losartan, valsartan)

Question 30

-statin

Answer 30

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (simvastatin, atorvastatin)

Question 31

-stigmine

Answer 31

Anticholinesterase (neostigmine, physostigmine, rivastigmine)

Question 32

-terol

Answer 32

B2 agonist (albuterol, salmeterol)

Question 33

-tidine

Answer 33

H2 histamine antagonist (cimetidine, ranitidine)

Question 34

-triptan

Answer 34

Serotonin 1B/1D inhibitor (sumatriptan, rizatriptan)

Question 35

-triptyline

Answer 35

TCA (amitriptyline, nortriptyline)

Question 36

-tropin

Answer 36

Pituitary hormone (somatotropin, thyrotropin)

Question 37

-zosin

Answer 37

Alpha 1 antagonist (prazosin, doxazosin)

Question 38

-ivir

Answer 38

Neuraminidase inhibitor (oseltamivir)

Question 39

-ovir

Answer 39

DNA polymerase inhibitor (acyclovir)

Question 40

-thromycin

Answer 40

Macrolide antibiotic (azithromycin)

Question 41

-ane

Answer 41

Inhaled general anesthetic (halothane)

Question 42

-azine

Answer 42

Typical antipsychotic (thioridazine)

Question 43

-xaban

Answer 43

Direct factor Xa inhibitors (apixaban, edoxaban, rivaroxaban)

Question 44

-prazole

Answer 44

Proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole)