Generic Drug Name Stems Pt 1 Flashcards
1
Q
-abine
A
antineoplastic
ex. decitabine
2
Q
-ac
A
anti-inflammatory agent (acetic acid derived)
ex. bromfenac; dexpemedolac
3
Q
-acetam
A
nootropes (piracetam type)
ex. piracetam
4
Q
-actide
A
synthetic corticotropins
ex. seractide
5
Q
-adol / -aldol
A
analgesics (mixed opiate receptor agonists/antagonists)
ex. tazadolen; spiradolene; levonantradol
6
Q
-adox
A
antibacterials (quinolone dioxide derivatives)
carbadox
7
Q
-afenone
A
antiarrythmics (propafenone derivatives)
ex. alprafenone; diprafenone
8
Q
-afil
A
PDE5 inhibitors
ex. tadalafil
9
Q
-aj-
A
antiarrythmics (ajmaline derivatives)
ex. lorajmine
10
Q
-aldrate
A
antacid aluminum salts
ex. magaldrate
11
Q
-algron
A
alpha1 & alpha2-adrenoreceptor agonists
ex. dabuzalgron
12
Q
-alol
A
combined alpha & beta blockers
ex. labetalol; medroxalol
13
Q
-amivir
A
antiviral substances
14
Q
- ampa
1) -ampanel
2) -ampator
A
lonotropic non-NMDA glutamate receptors
(AMPA and/or KA receptors)
1) -ampanel-antagonists–ex. becampanel
2) -ampator-modulators–ex. forampator
15
Q
-andr-
A
androgens
ex. nandrolone
16
Q
-anib
A
angiogenesis inhibitors
ex. semaxanib
17
Q
-anserin
A
serotonin 5-HT2 receptor antagonists
ex. altanserin; tropanserin
18
Q
-antel
A
anthelmintics
ex. carbantel
19
Q
-antrone
A
antineoplastics; anthraquinone derivatives
ex. pixantrone
20
Q
-apsel
A
P-selectin antagonists
ex. torapsel
21
Q
-arabine
A
antineoplastics (arabinofuranosyl derivatives)
ex. fazarabine; fludarabine
22
Q
aril-, -aril, -aril-
A
antiviral (arildone derivatives)
ex. pleconaril; arildone; fosarilate
23
Q
-arit
A
antirheumatics (lobenzarit type)
ex. lobenzarit; clobuzarit
24
Q
-arol
A
anticoagulants (dicumarol type)
ex. dicumarol
25
-arone
antiarrythmics
| ex. amiodarone; dronedarone
26
-arot-
arotinoids
| ex. etarotene; sumarotene; tazarotene
27
-arotene
arotinoid derivatives
| ex. bexarotene; linarotene
28
arte-
antimalarials (artemisin derivatives)
| ex. arteflene
29
- ase
1) dismase
2) teplase
3) uplase
enzyme
1) superoxide dismutase
2) tissue-type plasminogen activators
3) urokinase-type plasminogen activators
30
-ast
antiasthmatics/antiallergics (not acting primarily as antihistamines: leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitors)
31
-lukast
antiasthmatics/antiallergics
leukotriene receptor antagonists
ex. cinalukast
32
-milast
antiasthmatics/antiallergics
type IV phosphodiesterase inhibitors
ex. piclamilast
33
-trodast
antiasthmatics/antiallergics
thromboxane A2 receptor antagonists
ex. seratrodast
34
-zolast
antiasthmatics/antiallergics
benzoxazole
ex. eclazolast
35
-(a)tadine
tricyclic histaminic-H1 receptor antagonists
| ex. desloratidine
36
-tegr-
antiasthmatics/antiallergics
integrin antagonists
ex. valategrast
37
-astine
antihistminics (histamine-H1 receptor antagonists)
| ex. ebastine
38
-atadine
tricyclic antiasthmatics
| ex. olopatadine; loratadine
39
- axine
| - (f)axine
antianxiety, antidepressant inhibitor of norepinephrine and dopamine re-uptake
40
-azenil
benzodiazepine receptor agonists/antagonists
| ex. bretazenil; flumazenil
41
-azepam
```
antianxiety agents (diazepam type)
ex. lorazepam
```
42
-azepide
cholecystokinin receptor antagonists
| ex. devazepide
43
-azoline
antihistamines / local vasoconstrictors (antazoline type)
44
-azocine
narcotic antagonists/agonists (6,7-benzomorphan derivatives)
45
-azosin
antihypertensives (prazosin type)
| ex. doxazosin
46
-bactam
beta-lactamase inhibitors
| ex. sulbactam
47
-bamate
tranquilizers/antiepileptics (propanedil & pentanediol groups)
ex. meprobamate; felbamate
48
-barb, -barb-
barbituric acid derivatives
| phenobarbital; secobarbital; eterobarb
49
-begron
beta 3 adrenoreceptor agonist
| ex. talibegron
50
-bendazole
anthelmintics (tibendazole type)
| ex. cambendazole
51
-berel
beta estrogen receptor agonist
| ex. prinaberl
52
-bersat
anticonvulsants; antimigraine (benzoylamino-benzpyran derivatives)
ex. carabersat; tidembersat
53
bol, -bol-
anabolic steroids
| bolandiol; mibolerone
54
-bufen
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, fenbufen derivatives
| ex. indobufen
55
-bulin
antineoplastics (mitotic inhibitors; tubulin binders)
| ex. mivobulin
56
-butan
antiseptics (dapabutan type)
| ex. dapabutan; lopobutan
57
-butazone
anti-inflammatory analgesics (phenylbutazone type)
| ex. mofebutazone
58
-caine
local anesthetics
| ex. dibucaine
59
calci, -calci-
vitamin D analogues
| ex. calcipotriene; tacalcitol
60
-camra
antivirals (intracellular adhesion molecules, icam-1 derivatives)
ex. tremacamra
61
-camsule
camphorsulfonic acid derivatives (used as UVA sunscreens)
| ex. ecamsule
62
-casan
caspase (interleukin 1b) converting enzyme inhibitors
| ex. pralnacasan
63
-caserin
serotonin receptor agonists, primarily 5-HT2
| ex. lorcaserin; vabicaserin
64
-castat
Enzyme inhibitors
dopamine beta-hydrolase (DBH) inhibitors
ex. nepicastat
65
-carbef
antibiotics (carbacephem derivatives)
| ex. loracarbef
66
-catib
cathespin inhibitors
| ex. balicatib
67
-cavir
antiviral substances
| carbocyclic nucleosides
68
cef-
cephalosporins
| ex. cefazolin
69
-cept
receptor molecules, native or modified (prefix should designate target)
ex. alvircept
70
-cocept
receptor molecules, native or modified
| complement receptors
71
-facept
receptor molecules, native or modified
lymphocyte function-associated with antigen 3 (LFA) receptor
ex. alefacept
72
-farcept
receptor molecules, native or modified
interferon receptors
ex. pifarcept
73
-lefacept
receptor molecules, native or modified
lymphocyte function-associated antigen 3
ex. alefacept
74
-nercept
receptor molecules, native or modified
tumor necrosis factor receptors
ex. lenercept
75
-vircept
receptor molecules, native or modified
antiviral receptors
ex. alvircept
76
-cet
receptors (small molecule)
77
-calcet
receptors (small molecule); calcium
| ex. tecalcet
78
-cetrapib
cholesterol ester transfer protein inhibitors
| ex. torcetrapib
79
-cic
Hepatoprotectives (timonacic type)
| ex. limazocic
80
-ciclib
cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors
| ex. seliciclib
81
-ciclovir
antiviral substances; (acyclovir type)
| ex. acyclovir
82
-ciclovir
antiviral substances; (acyclovir type)
| ex. desciclovir; famciclovir, penciclovir
83
-gosivir
antiviral substances;
glucosidase inhibitor
ex. celgosivir
84
-navir
antiviral substances;
HIV protease inhibitors (saquinavir type)
ex. droxinavir, indinavir, ritonavir
85
-virdine
antiviral substances
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors; pyridine derivatives
ex. atevirdine, delevirdine
86
-virsen
antivirals
antisense
ex. afovirsen; fomivirsen; trecovirsen
87
-cidib
cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor
| ex. alvocidib
88
-cidin
```
natural antibiotics (undefined group)
ex. gramicidin
```
89
-ciguat
guanaline cyclase activator
| ex. ataciguat; atriciguat
90
-cillin
penicillins
| ex. ampicillin
91
-citabine
nucleoside antiviral or antineoplastic agents
cytarabine or azarabine derivatives
ex. gemcitabine, fiacitabine
92
-clidine
```
muscariginic agonists (various indications)
ex. vedaclidine, talsadiclidine
```
93
-clone
hypnotics/tranquilizers
94
-cog
blood coagulation factors
95
-eptacog
blood coagulation factor VII
| ex. eptacog alfa (activated)
96
-nonacog
blood coagulation factor IX
| ex. nonacog alfa
97
-octocog
blood coagulation factor VIII
| moroctocog alfa; octocog alfa
98
-cogin
blood coagulation cascade inhibitor
| ex. tifacogin
99
-conazole
```
systemic anfifungals (miconazole type)
ex. flucanozole; oxiconazole
```
100
-cort-
cortisone derivatives
| ex. hydrocortisone
101
-coxib
cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors
| ex. celecoxib; parecoxib; valdecoxib
102
-cridar
diuretics (ethacrynic acid derivatives)
| ex. brocrinat
103
-crine
acridine derivatives
| ex. amsacrine; quinacrine
104
-cromil
antiallergics (cromoglicic acid derivatives)
| ex. nedocromil
105
-curium, -curonium
neuromuscular blocking agents (quaternary ammonium compounds)
ex. atracurium, alcuronium
106
-cycline
antibiotics (tetracycline derivatives)
| ex. minocycline
