Drug Suffixes (DIT)

Question 1

-afil

Answer 1

PDE inhibitors

Question 2

-azepam

Answer 2

Benzodiazepine (Lorazepam, Diazepam)

Question 3

-azine

Answer 3

Phenothiazine (chlorpromazine, thioridazine, promethazine)

Question 4

-azolam

Answer 4

Benzodiazepine (Alprazolam, midazolam, triazolam

Question 5

-barbital

Answer 5

Barbiturate (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

Penicillin (amoxicillin, methicillin)

Question 10

-conazole

Answer 10

Imidazole (antifungal; fluconazole, ketoconazole)

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 inhibitor (tetracycline, doxycycline)

Question 14

-dipine

Answer 14

Dihydropyridine calcium channel-blocker (nifedipine, amlodipine)

Question 15

-dronate

Answer 15

Bisphosphonate (alendronate, risendronate)

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 inhibitor (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

Question 22

-mustine

Answer 22

Nitrosourea nitrogen mustard (carmustine, Lomustine)

Question 23

-navir

Answer 23

Protease inhibitor (ritonavir, saquinavir)

Question 24

-olol

Answer 24

Beta blocker (atenolol, metoprolol)

Question 25

-operidol

Answer 25

Neuroleptic (haloperidol, droperidol)

Question 26

-philline

Answer 26

Methylxanthine (theophylline, aminophylline)

Question 27

-pril

Answer 27

ACE inhibitor

Question 28

-prost

Answer 28

Prostaglandin analogue (Latanoprost, travoprost)

Question 29

-sartan

Answer 29

Angiotensin receptor blocker (Losartan, valsartan)

Question 30

-statin

Answer 30

HMG CoA reductase inhibitor (Atorvastatin, simvastatin)

Question 31

-stigmine

Answer 31

Anticholinesterase (Physostigmine, neostigmine, rivastigmine)

Question 32

-terol

Answer 32

Beta 2 agonist (Salmeterol, albuterol)

Question 33

-tidine

Answer 33

H2 blocker (Cimetidine, ranitidine)

Question 34

-triptan

Answer 34

5-HT1b/1d agonist (Sumatriptan, rizatriptan)

Question 35

-triptyline

Answer 35

TCA (Amitripytiline, nortriptyline)

Question 36

-tropin

Answer 36

Pituitary hormone (somatotropin, thyrotropin)

Question 37

-zosin

Answer 37

Alpha 1 antagonist (Prazosin, doxazosin)