suffixes only Flashcards
antifungals
-azole
common s/e: dark urine, clay color stools, red rash
antivirals
-ciclovir, -vir
HIV/AIDS drugs
-navir, -vudine
cephalosporins
antibiotics
cef-, ceph-
s/e: thrush
penicillin
antibiotics
-cillin
s/e: hypersensitivity
antimicrobial
-dazole
s/e: candida, dark urine, neurotoxicity
fluoroquinolone
antibiotic
-floxacin
tendon rupture
aminoglycoside/macrolides
antibiotics
-micin/mycin
candida, renal tox, ototox
antitubercular
rifa-
joint pain, ototox
sulfonamide
antibiotic
sulfa-
antiparasitic
-quine
potassium sparing diuretic
-actone
hyperkalemia, hyponatremia
loop diuretic
-semide
hyponatremia, hypokalemia
thiazide diuretics
-thiazide
hydrochlorothiazide is most common diuretic
thrombolytic
-ase
bleeding, bruising, AKI
anticoagulant
-parin
bleeding, bruising, thrombocytopenia
beta blockers
-lol
ortho hypo
masked hypoglycemia
alpha blockers
-azosin
ortho hypo
calcium channel blocker
-dipine/-zem
ACE inhibitors
-pril
dry cough > ARB
angiotensin II receptor blocker
-sartan
hyperkalemia, birth defects
cholinergics
-stigmine
diaphoresis, incontinence, drooling
barbiturates
sedative hypnos
-barbital
general anesthesia
-ane
respiratory depression
