Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-cycline
A
tetracyclines
2
Q
sulf-
A
sulfonamides
3
Q
-cef, -ceph
A
cephalosporins
4
Q
-cillin
A
penicillins
5
Q
-micin, -mycin
A
aminoglycosides and macrolides
6
Q
-floxacin
A
fluroquinlones
7
Q
vir-, -vir
A
antiviral
8
Q
-clovir
A
antiviral (herpes)
9
Q
-navir
A
antiretrovirals
10
Q
-vudine
A
HIV/AIDS
11
Q
-azole
A
antifungal
12
Q
-caine
A
local anesthetics
13
Q
-barbital
A
barbituates
14
Q
-zolam, -zepam
A
benzodiazepines
15
Q
-oxetine, -talopram, -zodone
A
SSRIs
16
Q
-faxine, -zodone, -nacipram
A
SNRIs
17
Q
-triptyline, -pramine
A
tricyclic antidepressants
18
Q
-done, -one
A
opioids
19
Q
-profen
A
NSAIDs
20
Q
-tadine, -tirizine
A
H1 antagonists
21
Q
-ephrine, -zoline
A
nasal decongestants
22
Q
-terol
A
beta 2 agonists
23
Q
-phylline
A
bronchodilator
24
Q
-tropium
A
cholinergic blockers
25
-zumab, -lukast
immunomodulators
26
-tidine
histamine h2 antagonists
27
-prazole
proton pump inhibitors
28
-glitazone
thiazolidinedione
29
-gliptin
inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme
30
-pril
ACE inhibitors
31
-olol
beta-blockers
32
-sartan
angiotensin II receptor antagonists
33
-pine, -amil
calcium channel blockers
34
-vaptan
vasopressin receptor antagonists
35
-osin
alpha-1 blockers
36
-ide, -semide
loop diuretics
37
-thiazide
thiazide diuretics
38
-actone
potassium-sparing diuretics
39
-statin
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
40
-xaban
anticoagulant
41
-parin
low-molecular weight heparin
42
-teplase
thrombolytics
43
-arone
antiarrthymics
44
-asone, -olone, -nide
corticosteroids
45
-triptan
triptans
46
-ergot-
argotamines
47
-chlor
antiseptics
48
-drontate
biphosphonates
49
-nium
neuromuscular blockers
50
tretin-
retinoids
51
-afil
phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors
52
-lamide, -amide
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
