drug suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-pramine
A
tricyclic antidepressants
2
Q
-pril
A
ACE inhibitors (anti-hypertensives)
3
Q
-cyclovir
A
antivirals (anti-herpetics)
4
Q
-cef
A
cephalosporins (abx)
5
Q
-steride
A
5a-Reductase Inhibitors
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
6
Q
-statin
A
HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors
anti-hyperlipidemia
7
Q
-tidine
A
Histamine-2 receptor antagonists
anti-ulcer
8
Q
-one
A
anti-inflammatory
corticosteroids
9
Q
-nacin
A
anticholinergics
overactive bladder, incontinence
10
Q
-osin
A
A-1 Receptor Blockers
anti-hypertensives
benign prostatic hyperplasia
11
Q
-mycin
A
macrolide (abx)
12
Q
-triptyline
A
tricyclic antidepressants
13
Q
-dronate
A
bisphosphonates
osteoporosis
14
Q
-cillin
A
penicillin (abx)
15
Q
-cycline
A
tetracycline (abx)
