Upper and Lower Respiratory

Question 1

What drug class is the suffix:

-TADINE, -TIRIZINE

Upper Respiratory

Answer 1

H1 antagonist (2nd gen. antihistamine)

e.g., loratadine, desloratadine, cetirizine, levocetirizine

Question 2

What drug class is the prefix/suffix:

-EPH-, -ZOLINE

Upper Respiratory

Answer 2

Nasal decongestants

e.g., phenylephrine, psuedoephedrine, oxymetazoline

Question 3

What drug class is the suffix:

-TEROL

Lower Respiratory

Answer 3

Beta 2-agonists

e.g., albuterol, levabuterol

Question 4

What drug class is the suffix:

-PHYLLINE

Lower Respiratory

Answer 4

Xanthine derivatives (bronchodilators)

Question 5

What drug class is the suffix:

-TROPIUM

Lower Respiratory

Answer 5

Cholinergic blockers (anticholinergics)

Question 6

What drug class is the suffix:

-ZUMAB, - LUKAST

Lower Respiratory

Answer 6

Immunomodulators & leukotrine modifiers