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Medication Prefix/Suffix Flashcards

1
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-dine

A

H2 Blockers

famotidine, ranitidine, cimetidine

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cef-, ceph-

A

cephalosporin antibiotic

cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin

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-cillin

A

penicillin antibiotic

amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin

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cort

A

corticosteroid

fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone

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-cycline

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tetracycline antibiotic

demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline

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-dipine

A

calcium channel blocker (blood pressure)

amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine

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-eprazole

A

proton pump inhibitor (PPI) (acid reducer)

esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole

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-floxacin

A

quinolone antibiotic

besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin

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-mycin

A

antibiotic; antibacterial

azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin; erythromycin

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-olol

A

beta blocker (heart rate/ blood pressure)

atenolol; metoprolol; propranolol

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-oprazole

A

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

lansoprazole; pantoprazole

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-pril

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ACE inhibitor (blood pressure)

benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril

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-sartan

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angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB (blood pressure)

candesartan; losartan; valsartan

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-semide

A

loop diuretic (water pill)

furosemide; torsemide

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-statin

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HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins

atorvastatin; lovastatin; pravastatin; rosuvastatin; simvastatin

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-terol

A

beta agonist; bronchodilator

albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol; salmeterol

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-zepam

A

benzodiazepine

clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam

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-zolam

A

benzodiazepine

alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam

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-zosin

A

alpha blocker (blood pressure, urinary retention)

doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin

20
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-asone

A

corticosteroid

betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone

21
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-bital

A

barbiturate (sedative)

butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital

22
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-caine

A

local anesthetic

bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine

23
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cort

A

corticosteroid

clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone

24
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-gliptin

A

antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme

saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin

25
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-nazole

A

antifungal

fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole; terconazole; tioconazole

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parin; -parin

A

antithrombotic; anticoagulant (blood thinner)

enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin

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