General Drugs: Common Drug Category Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-azole

A

Ergosterol synthesis inhibitor

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2
Q

-bendazole

A

antiparasitic/antihelminthic

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3
Q

-cillin

A

transpeptidase (penicillin-binding protein)

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4
Q

-cycline

A

Protein Synthesis inhibitor

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5
Q

-ivir

A

neuraminidase inhibitor

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6
Q

-navir

A

Protease Inhibitor

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7
Q

-ovir

A

DNA polymerase inhibitor

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8
Q

-thromycin

A

Macrolide antibiotic

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9
Q

-ane

A

Inhalational general anesthetic

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10
Q

-azine

A

Typical antipsychotic

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11
Q

-barbital

A

Barbiturate

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12
Q

-caine

A

Local anesthetic

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13
Q

-etine

A

SSRI

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14
Q

-ipramine

A

TCA

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15
Q

-triptyline

A

TCA

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16
Q

-triptan

A

5HT 1B/1D agonist (eg. Sumatriptan)

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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
Q

-zosin

A

a1-antagonist

26
Q

-afil

A

PDE-5 inhibitor

27
Q

-dipine

A

Dihydropyridine Ca Channel blocker

28
Q

-pril

A

ACE Inhibitor

29
Q

-sartan

A

Angiotensin II receptor Blocker (ARBs)

30
Q

-statin

A

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor

31
Q

-xaban

A

Direct factor Xa inhibitor

32
Q

-dronate

A

Bisphosphonate

33
Q

-glitazone

A

PPAR-y activator

34
Q

-prazole

A

Proton pump inhibitor

35
Q

-prost

A

prostaglandin analog

36
Q

-tidine

A

H2 antagonist

37
Q

-tinib

A

Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

38
Q

-tropin

A

pituitary hormone

39
Q

-ximab

A

Chimeric monoclonal Ab

40
Q

-zumab

A

Humanized Monoclonal Ab