Generic Drug Name Stems Pt 4 Flashcards
1
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-proget
A
Nonsteroidal ligand for the progesterone receptor
ex. tanaproget
2
Q
-queside
A
Cholesterol sequestrants (glycosides) ex. pamaqueside
3
Q
-racetam
A
Nootropes (piracetam type)
ex. piracetam
4
Q
-racil
A
Uracil type antineoplastics
ex. gemeracil
5
Q
-relin
A
Prehormones / hormone-release stimulating peptides
ex. nafarelin
6
Q
-morelin
A
Growth hormone-release stimulating peptides
ex. dumorelin
7
Q
-tirelin
A
Thyrotropin releasing hormone analogues
ex. protirelin
8
Q
-relix
A
Hormone-release inhibiting peptides aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone type)
ex. detirelix
9
Q
-renone
A
Aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone type) ex. canrenone
10
Q
-retin- / -retin
A
retinol derivatives
ex. etretinate
11
Q
-rev
A
therapeutic virus
12
Q
-tucirev
A
therapeutic virus; tumoricidal
ex. lontucirev
13
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-ribine
A
ribofuranil derivatives (pyrazofurin type) ex. loxoribine
14
Q
rifa-
A
antibiotics (rifamycin derivatives)
15
Q
-rinone
A
cardiotonics (amrinone type)
ex. milrinone
16
Q
-rozole
A
Aromatase inhibitors (imidazole/triazole derivatives) ex. letrozole
17
Q
-rsen
A
Antisense oligonucleotides
ex. alicaforsen
18
Q
-rubicin
A
Antineoplastic antibiotics (daunorubicin type) ex. esorubicin
19
Q
sal- / -sal- / -sal
A
anti-inflammatory agents (salicylic acid derivatives)
ex. mesalamine
20
Q
-sartan
A
angiotensin II receptor antagonists
ex. losartan
21
Q
-semide
A
Diuretics (furosemide type)
ex. azosemide
22
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-serod
A
serotonin receptor antagonists & partial agonists
ex. piboserod
23
Q
-serpine
A
Rauwolfa alkaloid derivatives
ex. reserpine
24
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-setron
A
Serotonin 5HT3 antagonists
ex. ondansetron
25
-siban
oxytocin antagonists
| ex. barusiban
26
-sidomine
antianginals (sydnone derivatives)
| ex. linsidomine
27
som-
Growth hormone derivates
| ex. somatrem
28
som- -bove
bovine somatotropin derivatives
| ex. sometribove
29
som- -por
Porcine somatotropin derivatives
| ex. sometripor
30
-sonan
5HT1B receptor antagonists
| ex. elzasonan
31
-spirone
Anxiolytics (buspirone type)
| ex. zalospirone
32
-sporin
Immunosuppressant (cyclosporine type)
| ex. geclesporin
33
-stat
enzyme inhibitors
34
-castat
dopamine beta-hydrolase (DBH) inhibitors
| ex. nepicastat
35
-elestat
elastase inhibitors
| ex. sivelestat
36
-inostat
inhibitors of histone deacetylase
| ex. dacinostat
37
-mastat
antineoplastics (matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors)
| ex. batimastat
38
-(a)mostat
proteolytic enzyme inhibitors
| ex. nafamostat
39
-restat- / -restat
aldose-reductase inhibitors
| ex. tolrestat
40
-vastatin
antihyperlipidemics (HMG-CoA inhibitors)
| ex. atorvastatin
41
-urestat
Urease inhibitor
| ex. benurestat
42
-stat-
renal dehydropeptidase inhibitor
| ex. cilastatin
43
-stat-
Pepsin inhibitor
| ex. pepstatin
44
-statin
Renal dehydropeptidase inhibitor/ pepsin inhibitor
| ex. cilastatin
45
-ster-
Steroids (androgens, anabolics)
| ex. testosterone
46
-steride
Testosterone reductase inhibitors
| ex. epristeride
47
-stigmine
```
Cholinesterase inhibitors (physostigmine type)
ex. quilostigmine
```
48
-stim
Colony-stimulating factors
49
-distim
conjugates of 2 different types of CSFs
| ex. milodistim
50
-gramostim
granulocyte colony-stimulating factors
| ex. molgramostim
51
-grastim
granulocyte colony-stimulating factors
| ex. filgrastrim
52
-mostim
```
Macrophage CSF (M-CSF)
ex. mirimostim
```
53
-plestim
IL-3 derivatives; pleiotropic colony stimulating factors
| ex. daniplestim
54
-stinel
NMDA receptor antagonists (glycine recognition site)
| ex. licostinel
55
-sulam
antineoplastics, apoptosis inducing sulfonamide
| ex. indisulam
56
-sulfa
antimicrobials (sulfonamides derivatives)
| ex. sulfasalazine
57
-sulfan
antineoplastics, alkylating agents (methanesulfonate derivatives)
ex. busulfan
58
-lind
Pro-apoptotic cGMP
phosphodiesterase inhibitors
ex. ractalind
59
-sulind
Pro-apoptotic cGMP
phosphodiesterase inhibitors; antineoplastics, sulindac metabolites
ex. exisulind
60
-tant
Tachykinin (neurokinin) receptor antagonists
61
-dutant
NK2 recetpor antagonists
| ex. saredutant
62
-netant
NK3 receptor antagonists
| ex. osanetant
63
-pitant
NK1 receptor antagonists
| ex. dapitant
64
-tapide
Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) inhibitors
| ex. implitapide
65
-taxel
Antineoplastics, taxane derivatives
| ex. paclitaxel
66
-tecan
Antineoplastics (camptothecine derivatives)
| ex. topotecan
67
-tecarin
Antineoplastics (rebeccamycin derivatives)
| ex. becatecarin
68
-tepa
Antineoplastics (thiotepa derivatives)
| ex. azetepa
69
-terol
Bronchodilators (phenethylamine derivatives)
| ex. albuterol
70
-tesind
Thymidilate synthetase inhibitors (benzindole derivatives)
| ex. metesind
71
-texafin
texaphryn derivatives
| ex. motexafin
72
-thiazide
Diuretics (thiazide derivatives)
| ex. chlorothiazide
73
-tiapine
Antipsychotics (dibenzothiapine derivatives)
| ex. quitiapine
74
-tiazem
Calcium channel blockers (diltiazem type)
| ex. diltiazem
75
-tibant
Antiasthmatics (bradykinin antagonists)
| ex. icatibant
76
-tide
Peptides & glycopeptides
| ex. octreotide
77
-fibatide
peptides and glycopeptides; platelet aggregation inhibitors (glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists)
ex. eptifibatide
78
-pultide
Peptides used as pulmonary surfactants
| ex. sinapultide
79
-tidine
H2-receptor antagonists (cimetidine type)
| ex. ranitidine
80
-tinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
| ex. imatinib
81
-tirome
Antihyperlidaemic, thyromimetic derivatives
| ex. anitirome
82
-tocin
Oxytocin derivatives
| ex. oxytocin
83
-toclax
Antineoplastic, BLC-2 inhibitor
| ex. obatoclax
84
-toin
Antiepileptics (hydantoin derivatives)
| ex. albutoin
85
-toran
TLR4 receptor antagonists
| ex. eritoran
86
-tox(a)-
Toxins
| ex. urtoxazumab
87
-traposin
AP2 inhibitors
| ex. seltraposin
88
-trexate
Antimetabolites (folic acid derivatives)
| ex. methotrexate
89
-trexed
Antineoplastic thymidylate synthetase inhibitors
| ex. nolatrexed
90
-tricin
Antibiotics (polyene derivatives)
| ex. mepartricin
91
-tril/ -trilat
Endopeptidase inhibitors
| ex. candoxatril
92
-triptan
```
antimigraine agents (5HT1 receptor agonists)
ex. sumatriptan
```
93
-triptyline
Antidepressants (dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptane derivatives)
| ex. amitriptyline
94
-troban
Antithrombotics (thromboxane A2 receptor antagonists)
| ex. daltroban
95
-troline
Antipsychotics (dopamine D2 antagonists)
| ex. carvotroline
96
-trombopag
thrombopoetin agonists
| ex. eltrombopag
97
trop- / -trop-
atropine derivatives
| ex. benztropine
98
-uclin
mucosal tolerance inhibitors
99
-uracil
Uracil derivatives used as thyroid antagonists & as antineoplastics
ex. fluorouracil
100
-uridine
Antivirals,; antineoplastics (uridine derivatives)
| ex. idoxuridine
101
-vaptan
Vasopressin receptor antagonists
| ex. conivaptan
102
-verine
```
Spasmolytic agents (papaverine type)
ex. mebeverine
```
103
vin- / -vin-
vinca alkaloids
| ex. vinepidine
104
vir-/-vir-/-vir
```
Antiviral substances (undefined group)
ex. ganciclovir
```
105
-amivir
Antiviral substances; neuraminidase inhibitors
| ex. zanamivir
106
-cavir
Antiviral substances; carbocyclic nucleosides
| ex. lobucavir
107
-cyclovir
Antiviral substances; (acyclovir type)
| ex. acyclovir
108
-ciclovir
Antiviral substances; (acyclovir type)
| ex. desciclovir
109
-gosivir
Antiviral substances; glucosidase inhibitor
| ex. celgosivir
110
-navir
Antiviral substances; HIV protease inhibitors (saquinavir type)
ex. indinavir
111
-virdine
Antiviral substances; (non-nucleoside RT-inhibitors; pyridine derivatives)
ex. atevirdine
112
-virenz
Antivirals (non-nucleoside RT-inhibitors; benzoxazinone derivatives)
ex. efavirenz
113
-virsen
Antivirals (antisense)
| ex. afovirsen
114
-virimat
Antiviral, disrupts viral maturation
| ex. bevirimat
115
-viroc
CCR5 antagonists
| ex. maraviroc
116
-criviroc
CCR5 antagonists, immunomodulators
| ex. ancriviroc
117
-vudine
Antineoplastics; antivirals (zidovudine group) (exception: edoxudine)
ex. stavudine
118
-xaban
Anticoagulant (Factor Xa inhibitor)
| ex. tamixaban
119
-xanox
Antiallergic respiratory tract drugs (xanoxic acid derivatives)
ex. tixanox
120
-(x)antrone
```
Antineoplastics, mitoxantrone derivatives aza-antrhacenedione class of antitumor agents
ex. pixantrone
```
121
-zolamide
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
| ex. dorzolamide
122
-zomib
Proteozome inhibitors
| ex. bortezomib
123
-zotan
5HT1A receptor agonists/antagonists acting primarily as neuroprotectors
ex. robalzotan
