Suffixes - which drug class?

Question 1

-afil

Answer 1

Phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor

avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil

Question 2

-asone

Answer 2

corticosteroid

betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone

Question 3

-bicin

Answer 3

antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent

doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin

Question 4

-bital

Answer 4

barbiturate (sedative)

butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital

Question 5

-caine

Answer 5

local anesthetic

bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine

Question 6

• cillin

Answer 6

penicillin antibiotic

amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin

Question 7

cort (root)

Answer 7

Corticosteroid

clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone

Question 8

-cycline

Answer 8

tetracycline antibiotic

demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline

Question 9

-azine

Answer 9

FGA

trifluoperazine, fluphenazine, chlorpromazine, thioridazine (Haloperidol also FGA)