Drug Suffixes

Question 1

-azole

Answer 1

Ergosterol synthesis inhibitor. EX: Ketoconazole

Question 2

-bendazole

Answer 2

Antiparasitic/antihelmintic. EX: Mebendazole

Question 3

-cillin

Answer 3

Peptidoglycan synthesis inhibitor. EX: Ampicillin

Question 4

-cycline

Answer 4

Protein synthesis inhibitor. EX: Tetracycline

Question 5

-ivir

Answer 5

Neuraminidase inhibitor. EX: Oseltamivir

Question 6

-navir

Answer 6

Protease inhibitor. EX: Ritonavir

Question 7

-ovir

Answer 7

DNA polymerase inhibitor. EX: Acyclovir

Question 8

-thromycin

Answer 8

Macrolide antibiotic. EX: Azithromycin

Question 9

-ane

Answer 9

Inhalational general anesthetic. EX: Halothane

Question 10

-azine

Answer 10

Typical antipsychotic. EX: Thioridazine

Question 11

-barbital

Answer 11

Barbiturate. EX: Phenobarbital

Question 12

-caine

Answer 12

Local anesthetic. EX: Lidocaine

Question 13

-etine

Answer 13

SSRI. EX: Fluoxetine

Question 14

-ipramine

Answer 14

TCA. EX: Imipramine

Question 15

-triptan

Answer 15

5-HT1B/1D agonists. EX: Sumatriptan

Question 16

-triptyline

Answer 16

TCA. EX: Amitriptyline

Question 17

-zepam

Answer 17

Benzodiazepine . EX: Diazepam

Question 18

-zolam

Answer 18

Benzodiazepine. EX: Alprazolam

Question 19

-chol

Answer 19

Cholinergic agonist. EX: Bethanechol/carbachol

Question 20

-curium or -curonium

Answer 20

Non-depolarizing paralytic. EX: Atracurium or vecuronium

Question 21

-olol

Answer 21

_-blocker. EX: Propranolol

Question 22

-stigmine

Answer 22

AChE inhibitor. EX: Neostigmine

Question 23

-terol

Answer 23

_2-agonist. EX: Albuterol

Question 24

-zosin

Answer 24

_1-antagonist. EX: Prazosin

Question 25

-afil

Answer 25

PDE-5 inhibitor. EX: Sildenafil

Question 26

-dipine

Answer 26

Dihydropyridine CCB. EX: Amlodipine

Question 27

-pril

Answer 27

ACE inhibitor. EX: Captopril

Question 28

-sartan

Answer 28

Angiotensin-II receptor blocker. EX: Losartan

Question 29

-statin

Answer 29

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. EX: Atorvastatin

Question 30

-dronate

Answer 30

Bisphosphonate. EX: Alendronate

Question 31

-glitazone

Answer 31

PPAR-\_ activator. EX: Rosiglitazone

Question 32

-prazole

Answer 32

Proton pump inhibitor. EX: Omeprazole

Question 33

-prost

Answer 33

Prostaglandin analog. EX: Latanoprost

Question 34

-tidine

Answer 34

H2-antagonist. EX: Cimetidine

Question 35

-tropin

Answer 35

Pituitary hormone. EX: Somatotropin

Question 36

-ximab

Answer 36

Chimeric (fushion) monoclonal Ab. EX: Basiliximab

Question 37

-zumab

Answer 37

Humanized monoclonal Ab. EX: Daclizumab

Question 38

P--amine

Answer 38

Nonselective a-blocker. Ex: phenoxybenzamine