Drug Suffixes (DIT) Flashcards
-afil
PDE inhibitors
-azepam
Benzodiazepine (Lorazepam, Diazepam)
-azine
Phenothiazine (chlorpromazine, thioridazine, promethazine)
Antipsychotics
-azolam
Benzodiazepine (Alprazolam, midazolam, triazolam
-barbital
Barbiturate (phenobarbital, secobarbital)
-bendazole
Benzimidazoles (mebendazole, albendazole)
-caine
Local anesthetics (lidocaine, tetracaine)
-chol
Muscarinic agonist (Bethanechol, carbachol)
-cillin
Penicillin (amoxicillin, methicillin)
-conazole
Imidazole (antifungal; fluconazole, ketoconazole)
-curium
Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker (Atracurium, mivacurium)
-curonium
Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker (Vecuronium, rocuronium)
-cycline
Protein synthesis inhibitor (tetracycline, doxycycline)
-dipine
Dihydropyridine calcium channel-blocker (nifedipine, amlodipine)
-dronate
Bisphosphonate (alendronate, risendronate)
-etine
SSRI (Fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline)
-flurane
Inhaled anesthetics (isoflurane, sevoflurane)
-gliptin
DDP-IV inhibitor (Sitagliptin, saxagliptin)
-glitazone
Thiazolidinedione (Pioglitazone, rosiglitazone)
-ipramine
TCA (Clomipramine, imipramine)
-mab
Monoclonal antibody
-mustine
Nitrosourea nitrogen mustard (carmustine, Lomustine)
-navir
Protease inhibitor (ritonavir, saquinavir)
-olol
Beta blocker (atenolol, metoprolol)
-operidol
Neuroleptic (haloperidol, droperidol)
-philline
Methylxanthine (theophylline, aminophylline)
-pril
ACE inhibitor
-prost
Prostaglandin analogue (Latanoprost, travoprost)
-sartan
Angiotensin receptor blocker (Losartan, valsartan)
-statin
HMG CoA reductase inhibitor (Atorvastatin, simvastatin)
-stigmine
Anticholinesterase (Physostigmine, neostigmine, rivastigmine)
-terol
Beta 2 agonist (Salmeterol, albuterol)
-tidine
H2 blocker (Cimetidine, ranitidine)
-triptan
5-HT1b/1d agonist (Sumatriptan, rizatriptan)
-triptyline
TCA (Amitripytiline, nortriptyline)
-tropin
Pituitary hormone (somatotropin, thyrotropin)
-zosin
Alpha 1 antagonist (Prazosin, doxazosin)