Pharm - Miscellaneous (Drug Name) Flashcards
Pg. 256 in First Aid 2014 Pg. 243 in First Aid 2013 Sections include: -Drug names
What is a common suffix of antimicrobials that act as antifungals? Give an example.
-azole; Ketoconazole
What is a common suffix of antimicrobials that are Penicillins? Give an example.
-cillin; Methicillin
What is a common suffix of antimicrobials that act as Protein synthesis inhibitor antibiotics? Give an example.
-cycline; Tetracycline
What is a common suffix of antimicrobials that act as Protease inhibitors? Give an example.
-navir; Saquinavir
Give the category of antimicrobials associated with each of the following suffixes: (1) -azole (2) -cillin (3) -cycline (4) -navir (5) -bendazole (6) -ivir (7) -ovir (8) -thromycin. Also, give an example of each.
(1) Antifungal (Ketoconazole) (2) Penicillin (Methicillin) (3) Antibiotic, protein synthesis inhibitor (Tetracycline) (4) Protease inhibitor (Saquinavir) (5) Antiparasitic/antihelminthic (Mebendazole) (6) Neuraminidase inhibitor (Oseltamivir) (7) DNA polymerase inhibitor (Acyclovir) (8) Macrolide antibiotic (Azithromycin)
What is a common suffix of CNS drugs that act as 5-HT 1B/1D agonists (for migraine)? Give an example.
-triptan; Sumatriptan
What is a common suffix of CNS drugs that act as inhalational general anesthetics? Give an example.
-ane; Halothane
What is a common suffix of CNS drugs that act as local anesthetics? Give an example.
-caine; Lidocaine
What is a common suffix of CNS drugs that are Typical Antipsychotics? Give an example.
-azine; Thioridazine
What is a common suffix of CNS drugs that belong to the Barbiturate category? Give an example.
-barbital; Phenobarbital
What are 2 common suffixes of CNS drugs that belong to the Benzodiazepine category? Give an example of each.
(1) -zolam; Alprazolam (2) -azepam; Diazepam
What is a common suffix of CNS drugs that belong to the SSRI category? Give an example.
-etine; Fluoxetine
What are common suffixes of CNS drugs that belong to the TCA category? Give an example.
(1) -ipramine; Imipramine (2) -triptyline; Amitriptyline
Give the category of CNS drugs associated with each of the following suffixes: (1) -triptan (2) -ane (3) -caine (4) -azine (5) -barbital (6) -zolam (7) -azepam (8) -etine (9) -ipramine (10) -triptyline. Also, give an example of each.
(1) 5-HT 1B/1D agonists (migraine) - e.g., Sumatriptan (2) Inhalational general anesthetic - e.g., Halothane (3) Local anesthetic - e.g., Lidocaine (4) Typical antipsychotic - e.g., Thioridazine (5) Barbiturate - e.g., Phenobarbital (6) Benzodiazepine - e.g., Alprazolam (7) Benzodiazepine - e.g., Diazepam (8) SSRI - e.g., Fluoxetine (9) TCA - e.g., Imipramine (10) TCA - e.g., Amitriptyline
What is a common suffix of autonomic drugs that act as Beta-antagonists? Give an example.
-olol; Propanolol
What is a common suffix of autonomic drugs that act as Beta2-agonists? Give an example.
-terol; Albuterol
What is a common suffix of autonomic drugs that act as Alpha1-antagonists? Give an example.
-zosin; Prazosin
Give the category of autonomic drugs associated with each of the following suffixes: (1) -olol (2) -terol (3) -zosin (4) -chol (5) -curium or -curonium (6) -stigmine. Also, give an example of each.
(1) Beta-antagonist - e.g., Propranolol (2) Beta2-agonist - e.g., Albuterol (3) Alpha1-antagonist - e.g., Prazosin (4) Cholinergic agonist - e.g., Bethanechol/Carbachol (5) Non-depolarizing paralytic - e.g., Atracurium or Vecuronium (6) AChE inhibitor - e.g., Neostigmine
Give the category of cardiovascular drugs associated with each of the following suffixes: (1) -dipine (2) -pril (3) -afil (4) -sartan (5) -statin. Also, give an example of each.
(1) Dihydropyridine CCB - e.g., Amlodipine (2) ACE inhibitor - e.g., Captopril (3) PDE-5 inhibitor - e.g., Sildenafil (4) Angiotensin-II receptor blocker - e.g., Losartan (5) HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor - e.g., Atorvastatin
What is a common suffix of cardiovascular drugs that act as ACE inhibitors? Give an example.
-pril; Captopril
What is a common suffix of cardiovascular drugs that act as PDE-5 inhibitor? Give an example.
-afil; Sildenafil
What is a common suffix of pituitary hormone drugs? Give an example.
-tropin; Somatotropin
What is a common suffix of H2 antagonist drugs? Give an example.
-tidine; Cimetidine
Give the category of drugs associated with each of the following suffixes: (1) -tropin (2) -tidine (3) -dronate (4) -glitazone (5) -prazole (6) -prost (7) -ximab (8) -zumab . Also, give an example of each.
(1) Pituitary hormone - e.g., Somatotropin (2) H2 antagonist - e.g., Cimetidine (3) Biphosphonate - e.g., Alendronate (4) PPAR-gamma activator - e.g., Rosiglitazone (5) Proton pump inhibitor - e.g., Omeprazole (6) Prostaglandin analog - e.g., Latanoprost (7) Chimeric monoclonal Ab - e.g., Basiliximab (8) Humanized monoclonal Ab - e.g., Daclizumab
What is a common suffix of Antiparasitic/Antihelminthic drugs? Give an example.
-bendazole; Mebendazole
What is a common suffix of Neuraminidase inhibitor drugs? Give an example.
-ivir; Oseltamivir
What is a common suffix of DNA polymerase inhibitor drugs? Give an example.
-ovir; Acyclovir
What is a common suffix of Macrolide antibiotic drugs? Give an example.
-thromycin; Azithromycin
What is a common suffix of Cholinergic agonists? Give an example.
-chol; Bethanechol/Carbachol
What are 2 common suffixes of Non-depolarizing paralytics? Give an example of each.
-curium or -curonium; Atracurium or Vecuronium
What is a common suffix of AChE inhibitors? Give an example.
-stigmine; Neostigmine
What is a common suffix of Dihydropyridine CCB drugs? Give an example.
-dipine; Amlodipine
What is a common suffix of Angiotensin-II receptor blocker? Give an example.
-sartan; Losartan
What is a common suffix of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor? Give an example.
-statin; Atorvastatin
What is a common suffix of Biphosphonate drugs? Give an example.
-dronate; Alendronate
What is a common suffix of PPAR-gamma activator drugs? Give an example.
-glitazone; Rosiglitazone
What is a common suffix of Proton pump inhibitors? Give an example.
-prazole; Omeprazole
What is a common suffix of Prostaglandin analogs? Give an example.
-prost; Latanoprost
What is a common suffix of Chimeric monoclonal Ab drugs? Give an example.
-ximab; Basiliximab
What is a common suffix of Humanized monoclonal Ab drugs? Give an example.
-zumab; Daclizumab
