Drug Suffixes

Question 1

-afil

Answer 1

PDE-5 Inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil)

Question 2

-azepam

Answer 2

Benzodiazepines (lorazepam, diazepam)

Question 3

-azine

Answer 3

Phenothiazine (chlorpromazine, thiordiazine, promethazine)

Question 4

-azolam

Answer 4

Benzodiazepines (alprazolam, midazolam, triazolam)

Question 5

-barbital

Answer 5

Barbituate (phenobarbital, secobarbital)

Question 6

-bendazole

Answer 6

Benzimidazoles (mebendazole, albendazole)

Question 7

-caine

Answer 7

Local anesthetics (lidocaine, tetracaine)

Question 8

-chol

Answer 8

muscarinic agonist (bethanechol, carbachol)

Question 9

-cillin

Answer 9

PCNs

Question 10

-conazole

Answer 10

Imidazole (ketoconazole, fluconazole)

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 Inhibitors (tetracycline, doxycycline)

Question 14

-dipine

Answer 14

Dihydropyridine Ca2+ 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

DDP-IV inhibitors (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 (rituximab, infliximab)

Question 22

-mustine

Answer 22

nitrosurea (nitrogen mustard) (lomustine)

Question 23

-navir

Answer 23

proteasee inhibitors (ritonavir, saquinavir)

Question 24

-olol

Answer 24

Beta blocker (metoprolol, atenolol)

Question 25

-operidol

Answer 25

neuroleptic (haloperidol, droperidol)

Question 26

-phylline

Answer 26

methylxanthine (theophylline, aminophylline)

Question 27

-pril

Answer 27

ACE inhibitor (enalapril, lisinopril)

Question 28

-prost

Answer 28

Prostaglandin analog (latanoprost, travoprost)

Question 29

-sartan

Answer 29

Angiotensin receptor blocker (losartan, valsartan)

Question 30

-statin

Answer 30

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (atovastatin, simvastatin)

Question 31

-stigmine

Answer 31

Anticholinesterase (neostigmine, physostigmine, rivastigmine)

Question 32

-triptan

Answer 32

5HT (1B/1D) agonist (sumatriptan, rizatriptan)

Question 33

-triptyline

Answer 33

TCA (amytriptyline, nortryiptyline)

Question 34

-tropin

Answer 34

pituitary hormone (somatotropin, thyrotropin)

Question 35

-zosin

Answer 35

Alpha-1 antagonist (prazosin, doxazosin)

Question 36

-terol

Answer 36

Beta-2 agonist (albuterol, salmeterol)