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drug suffix
Term | Definition |
---|---|
-actone | potassium sparing diuretic |
-artan | A2RBs (prevent vasoconstriction) |
-azosin | alpha-adrenergic blocker (antihypertensive) |
-cillin | antibiotic |
-codone | opioid pain relief |
-cycline | antibiotic |
-emide | loop diuretics |
-floxacin | antibiotic |
-mycin | antibiotic |
-olol | beta blockers B1s (slow and strengthen the heart) |
-olone -sone | corticosteroids |
-pam | benzodiazepines |
-pine | calcium channel blocker (antihypertensive) |
-pril | ACE inhibitors (vasodilators) |
-razole | proton pump inhibitors (reduce gastric acid) |
-statin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (inhibit cholesterol) |
-tidine | histamine-2 blocker (gastric acid reductor) |
-vir | antivirals |