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ALH-185
Drug Words Week 1
Prefix/ Suffix/ Root | Classifacation | Examples |
---|---|---|
-asone | corticosteroid | betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone |
-bicin | antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent | doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin |
-bital | barbiturate (sedative) | butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital |
-caine | local anesthetic | bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine |
cef-, ceph- | cephalosporin antibiotic | cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin |
-cillin | penicillin antibiotic | amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin |
cort | corticosteroid | clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone |
-cycline | tetracycline antibiotic | demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline |
-dazole | anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial | albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; tinidazole |
-dipine | calcium channel blocker | amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine |
-dronate | bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor | alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate |
-afil | phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor | avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil |