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Generic Drug Name Stems Pt 4 Flashcards

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-proget

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Nonsteroidal ligand for the progesterone receptor

ex. tanaproget

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-queside

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Cholesterol sequestrants (glycosides)
ex. pamaqueside
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-racetam

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Nootropes (piracetam type)

ex. piracetam

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-racil

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Uracil type antineoplastics

ex. gemeracil

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-relin

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Prehormones / hormone-release stimulating peptides

ex. nafarelin

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-morelin

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Growth hormone-release stimulating peptides

ex. dumorelin

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-tirelin

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Thyrotropin releasing hormone analogues

ex. protirelin

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-relix

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Hormone-release inhibiting peptides aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone type)
ex. detirelix

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-renone

A 
Aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone type)
ex. canrenone
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-retin- / -retin

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retinol derivatives

ex. etretinate

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-rev

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therapeutic virus

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-tucirev

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therapeutic virus; tumoricidal

ex. lontucirev

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-ribine

A 
ribofuranil derivatives (pyrazofurin type)
ex. loxoribine
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rifa-

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antibiotics (rifamycin derivatives)

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-rinone

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cardiotonics (amrinone type)

ex. milrinone

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-rozole

A 
Aromatase inhibitors (imidazole/triazole derivatives)
ex. letrozole
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-rsen

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Antisense oligonucleotides

ex. alicaforsen

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-rubicin

A 
Antineoplastic antibiotics (daunorubicin type)
ex. esorubicin
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sal- / -sal- / -sal

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anti-inflammatory agents (salicylic acid derivatives)

ex. mesalamine

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-sartan

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angiotensin II receptor antagonists

ex. losartan

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-semide

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Diuretics (furosemide type)

ex. azosemide

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-serod

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serotonin receptor antagonists & partial agonists

ex. piboserod

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-serpine

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Rauwolfa alkaloid derivatives

ex. reserpine

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-setron

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Serotonin 5HT3 antagonists

ex. ondansetron

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-siban

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oxytocin antagonists

ex. barusiban

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-sidomine

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antianginals (sydnone derivatives)

ex. linsidomine

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som-

A

Growth hormone derivates

ex. somatrem

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som- -bove

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bovine somatotropin derivatives

ex. sometribove

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som- -por

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Porcine somatotropin derivatives

ex. sometripor

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-sonan

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5HT1B receptor antagonists

ex. elzasonan

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-spirone

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Anxiolytics (buspirone type)

ex. zalospirone

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-sporin

A

Immunosuppressant (cyclosporine type)

ex. geclesporin

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-stat

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enzyme inhibitors

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-castat

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dopamine beta-hydrolase (DBH) inhibitors

ex. nepicastat

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-elestat

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elastase inhibitors

ex. sivelestat

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36
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-inostat

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inhibitors of histone deacetylase

ex. dacinostat

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-mastat

A

antineoplastics (matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors)

ex. batimastat

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-(a)mostat

A

proteolytic enzyme inhibitors

ex. nafamostat

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39
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-restat- / -restat

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aldose-reductase inhibitors

ex. tolrestat

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-vastatin

A

antihyperlipidemics (HMG-CoA inhibitors)

ex. atorvastatin

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-urestat

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Urease inhibitor

ex. benurestat

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-stat-

A

renal dehydropeptidase inhibitor

ex. cilastatin

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43
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-stat-

A

Pepsin inhibitor

ex. pepstatin

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44
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-statin

A

Renal dehydropeptidase inhibitor/ pepsin inhibitor

ex. cilastatin

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-ster-

A

Steroids (androgens, anabolics)

ex. testosterone

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46
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-steride

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Testosterone reductase inhibitors

ex. epristeride

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47
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-stigmine

A 
Cholinesterase inhibitors (physostigmine type)
ex. quilostigmine
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48
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-stim

A

Colony-stimulating factors

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49
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-distim

A

conjugates of 2 different types of CSFs

ex. milodistim

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50
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-gramostim

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granulocyte colony-stimulating factors

ex. molgramostim

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-grastim

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granulocyte colony-stimulating factors

ex. filgrastrim

52
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-mostim

A 
Macrophage CSF (M-CSF)
ex. mirimostim
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-plestim

A

IL-3 derivatives; pleiotropic colony stimulating factors

ex. daniplestim

54
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-stinel

A

NMDA receptor antagonists (glycine recognition site)

ex. licostinel

55
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-sulam

A

antineoplastics, apoptosis inducing sulfonamide

ex. indisulam

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-sulfa

A

antimicrobials (sulfonamides derivatives)

ex. sulfasalazine

57
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-sulfan

A

antineoplastics, alkylating agents (methanesulfonate derivatives)
ex. busulfan

58
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-lind

A

Pro-apoptotic cGMP
phosphodiesterase inhibitors
ex. ractalind

59
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-sulind

A

Pro-apoptotic cGMP
phosphodiesterase inhibitors; antineoplastics, sulindac metabolites
ex. exisulind

60
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-tant

A

Tachykinin (neurokinin) receptor antagonists

61
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-dutant

A

NK2 recetpor antagonists

ex. saredutant

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-netant

A

NK3 receptor antagonists

ex. osanetant

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-pitant

A

NK1 receptor antagonists

ex. dapitant

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-tapide

A

Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) inhibitors

ex. implitapide

65
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-taxel

A

Antineoplastics, taxane derivatives

ex. paclitaxel

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-tecan

A

Antineoplastics (camptothecine derivatives)

ex. topotecan

67
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-tecarin

A

Antineoplastics (rebeccamycin derivatives)

ex. becatecarin

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-tepa

A

Antineoplastics (thiotepa derivatives)

ex. azetepa

69
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-terol

A

Bronchodilators (phenethylamine derivatives)

ex. albuterol

70
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-tesind

A

Thymidilate synthetase inhibitors (benzindole derivatives)

ex. metesind

71
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-texafin

A

texaphryn derivatives

ex. motexafin

72
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-thiazide

A

Diuretics (thiazide derivatives)

ex. chlorothiazide

73
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-tiapine

A

Antipsychotics (dibenzothiapine derivatives)

ex. quitiapine

74
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-tiazem

A

Calcium channel blockers (diltiazem type)

ex. diltiazem

75
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-tibant

A

Antiasthmatics (bradykinin antagonists)

ex. icatibant

76
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-tide

A

Peptides & glycopeptides

ex. octreotide

77
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-fibatide

A

peptides and glycopeptides; platelet aggregation inhibitors (glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists)
ex. eptifibatide

78
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-pultide

A

Peptides used as pulmonary surfactants

ex. sinapultide

79
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-tidine

A

H2-receptor antagonists (cimetidine type)

ex. ranitidine

80
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-tinib

A

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

ex. imatinib

81
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-tirome

A

Antihyperlidaemic, thyromimetic derivatives

ex. anitirome

82
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-tocin

A

Oxytocin derivatives

ex. oxytocin

83
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-toclax

A

Antineoplastic, BLC-2 inhibitor

ex. obatoclax

84
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-toin

A

Antiepileptics (hydantoin derivatives)

ex. albutoin

85
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-toran

A

TLR4 receptor antagonists

ex. eritoran

86
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-tox(a)-

A

Toxins

ex. urtoxazumab

87
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-traposin

A

AP2 inhibitors

ex. seltraposin

88
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-trexate

A

Antimetabolites (folic acid derivatives)

ex. methotrexate

89
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-trexed

A

Antineoplastic thymidylate synthetase inhibitors

ex. nolatrexed

90
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-tricin

A

Antibiotics (polyene derivatives)

ex. mepartricin

91
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-tril/ -trilat

A

Endopeptidase inhibitors

ex. candoxatril

92
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-triptan

A 
antimigraine agents (5HT1 receptor agonists)
ex. sumatriptan
93
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-triptyline

A

Antidepressants (dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptane derivatives)

ex. amitriptyline

94
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-troban

A

Antithrombotics (thromboxane A2 receptor antagonists)

ex. daltroban

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-troline

A

Antipsychotics (dopamine D2 antagonists)

ex. carvotroline

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-trombopag

A

thrombopoetin agonists

ex. eltrombopag

97
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trop- / -trop-

A

atropine derivatives

ex. benztropine

98
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-uclin

A

mucosal tolerance inhibitors

99
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-uracil

A

Uracil derivatives used as thyroid antagonists & as antineoplastics
ex. fluorouracil

100
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-uridine

A

Antivirals,; antineoplastics (uridine derivatives)

ex. idoxuridine

101
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-vaptan

A

Vasopressin receptor antagonists

ex. conivaptan

102
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-verine

A 
Spasmolytic agents (papaverine type)
ex. mebeverine
103
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vin- / -vin-

A

vinca alkaloids

ex. vinepidine

104
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vir-/-vir-/-vir

A 
Antiviral substances (undefined group)
ex. ganciclovir
105
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-amivir

A

Antiviral substances; neuraminidase inhibitors

ex. zanamivir

106
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-cavir

A

Antiviral substances; carbocyclic nucleosides

ex. lobucavir

107
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-cyclovir

A

Antiviral substances; (acyclovir type)

ex. acyclovir

108
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-ciclovir

A

Antiviral substances; (acyclovir type)

ex. desciclovir

109
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-gosivir

A

Antiviral substances; glucosidase inhibitor

ex. celgosivir

110
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-navir

A

Antiviral substances; HIV protease inhibitors (saquinavir type)
ex. indinavir

111
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-virdine

A

Antiviral substances; (non-nucleoside RT-inhibitors; pyridine derivatives)
ex. atevirdine

112
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-virenz

A

Antivirals (non-nucleoside RT-inhibitors; benzoxazinone derivatives)
ex. efavirenz

113
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-virsen

A

Antivirals (antisense)

ex. afovirsen

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-virimat

A

Antiviral, disrupts viral maturation

ex. bevirimat

115
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-viroc

A

CCR5 antagonists

ex. maraviroc

116
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-criviroc

A

CCR5 antagonists, immunomodulators

ex. ancriviroc

117
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-vudine

A

Antineoplastics; antivirals (zidovudine group) (exception: edoxudine)

ex. stavudine

118
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-xaban

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Anticoagulant (Factor Xa inhibitor)

ex. tamixaban

119
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-xanox

A

Antiallergic respiratory tract drugs (xanoxic acid derivatives)
ex. tixanox

120
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-(x)antrone

A 
Antineoplastics, mitoxantrone derivatives aza-antrhacenedione class of antitumor agents
ex. pixantrone
121
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-zolamide

A

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

ex. dorzolamide

122
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-zomib

A

Proteozome inhibitors

ex. bortezomib

123
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-zotan

A

5HT1A receptor agonists/antagonists acting primarily as neuroprotectors
ex. robalzotan

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