Medication classifications Flashcards
What are medications that end in “pril”?
Ace inhibitors. Antihypertensives
What are medications that end in -olol?
Beta blockers- lower BP, HR, and CO
What are medications that end in -cin/-mycin?
Aminoglycosides- antibacterial
What are medications that end in -pam/-pate/-lam?
Benzos- antianxiety/ Anticonvulsive/ sedative
What are medications that end in - zine?
Thiazines - Antipsycotic/Antimetic/sedative
What is pMDI?
Pressurised metered-dose inhalers- they are small hand-held puffers containing multiple doses of the active drug.
Spacers and face masks may help improve drug administration.
What do medications that end in -azepam do?
Benzodiazepine=Anti-anxiety agents (diazepram)
What do medications that end in -caine do?
They are local anaesthetics. (dibuccaine)
What do medications that end in -cillin do?
They are Penicillins (amoxicillin)
What do medications that have -cort in it do?
They are Cortisone derivatives (hydrocortisone)
What do medications that end in -conazole do?
They are antifungals (miconazole type) -fluconazole
What do medications that end in -oxacin do?
They are antibiotics (quinolone derivatives) -difloxacin
What do medications that end in -pamil do?
They are coronary vasodilators. ( Tiapamil
What do medications that end in -profen do?
They are anti-inflammatory/analgesic agents (ibuprofen type)
What do medications that end in -peridol do?
They are antipsychotics - (haloperidol)
What do drugs that end in -coxib do?
They are cyclo-coxygenase-2 inhibitors (cox2)
what are -sartan drugs?
They are apart of the angiotensin II receptor antagonist group.
What drug group are the -dipine from ?
They are apart of the calcium channel blockers.
What drug group are the -floxacin from?
They are apart of the Quinolone antibiotics.
What drug group are the Gli- from?
They are apart of the second generation sulfonylurea
What drug group are the -mab from?
They are apart of the monoclonal antibody.
What drug group are the -oprost from?
They are apart of the prostaglandin analogue
What drug group are the -statin from?
They are from the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
What drug group are the -tidine from?
They are from the Histamine-2 receptor anagonist
