drug suffixes Flashcards
-pramine
tricyclic antidepressants
-pril
ACE inhibitors (anti-hypertensives)
-cyclovir
antivirals (anti-herpetics)
-cef
cephalosporins (abx)
-steride
5a-Reductase Inhibitors
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
-statin
HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors
anti-hyperlipidemia
-tidine
Histamine-2 receptor antagonists
anti-ulcer
-one
anti-inflammatory
corticosteroids
-nacin
anticholinergics
overactive bladder, incontinence
-osin
A-1 Receptor Blockers
anti-hypertensives
benign prostatic hyperplasia
-mycin
macrolide (abx)
-triptyline
tricyclic antidepressants
-dronate
bisphosphonates
osteoporosis
-cillin
penicillin (abx)
-cycline
tetracycline (abx)
-ine
SSRI (antidepressant)
-triptan
5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists
anti-migraine
-glitazone
thiazolidinediones
anti-diabetic
-dipine
calcium channel blockers (CCBs)
antihypertensive
-fil
PDE5 inhibitors (erectile dysfunction)
-sartan
angiotension II receptor blockers (ARBs)
antihypertensive
-mide, -nide
anti-hypertensive
diuretics
-olol
cardioselective beta blockers
antihypertensive
-floxacin
fluoroquinolones (abx)