General Drugs: Common Drug Category Suffixes Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
-azole
A
Ergosterol synthesis inhibitor
2
Q
-bendazole
A
antiparasitic/antihelminthic
3
Q
-cillin
A
transpeptidase (penicillin-binding protein)
4
Q
-cycline
A
Protein Synthesis inhibitor
5
Q
-ivir
A
neuraminidase inhibitor
6
Q
-navir
A
Protease Inhibitor
7
Q
-ovir
A
DNA polymerase inhibitor
8
Q
-thromycin
A
Macrolide antibiotic
9
Q
-ane
A
Inhalational general anesthetic
10
Q
-azine
A
Typical antipsychotic
11
Q
-barbital
A
Barbiturate
12
Q
-caine
A
Local anesthetic
13
Q
-etine
A
SSRI
14
Q
-ipramine
A
TCA
15
Q
-triptyline
A
TCA
16
Q
-triptan
A
5HT 1B/1D agonist (eg. Sumatriptan)
17
Q
-zepam
A
Benzodiazepine
18
Q
-zolam
A
Benzodiazepine
19
Q
-chol
A
cholinergic agonist
20
Q
-curium
A
Nondepolarizing paralytic
21
Q
-curonium
A
Nondepolarizing paralytic
22
Q
-olol
A
B-Blocker
23
Q
-stigmine
A
AChE inhibitor
24
Q
-terol
A
B2-agonist
25
-zosin
a1-antagonist
26
-afil
PDE-5 inhibitor
27
-dipine
Dihydropyridine Ca Channel blocker
28
-pril
ACE Inhibitor
29
-sartan
Angiotensin II receptor Blocker (ARBs)
30
-statin
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
31
-xaban
Direct factor Xa inhibitor
32
-dronate
Bisphosphonate
33
-glitazone
PPAR-y activator
34
-prazole
Proton pump inhibitor
35
-prost
prostaglandin analog
36
-tidine
H2 antagonist
37
-tinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
38
-tropin
pituitary hormone
39
-ximab
Chimeric monoclonal Ab
40
-zumab
Humanized Monoclonal Ab
