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ELLIST#6
DRUG STEMS
STEM | DEFINITION | DRUG |
---|---|---|
-adol or -adol- | analgesic (pain) | panadol (Inderal) |
-azepam | antianxiety, anticonvulsant, sedation | lorazepam (Ativan), diazepam (Valium) |
-cillin | penicillin | amoxicillin (Amoxil) |
-cort- | cortisone derivative | hydrocortisone |
-dipine | calcium channel blocker (hypertension) | amlodipine (Norvasc), nifedipine (Procardia) |
-dronate | calcium metabolism receptor (osteoporosis) | alendronate (Fosamax) |
-eridine | analgesic (pain) | meperidine (Demerol) |
-estr-, -estr- | estrogen (birth control, menopause) | estradiol (Estrace) |
-glitazone | antidiabetic (diabetes) | pioglitazone (Actos) |
-micin | aminoglycoside antibiotic (infection) | gentamicin (Garamycin, Genoptic) |
-nidazole | antiprotozoal (anaerobic infection) | metronidazole (Flagyl) |
-olol | beta-blocker (hypertension) | propranolol (Inderal) |
-oxetine | antidepressant (depression) | paroxetine (Paxil) |
-pamil | coronary vasodilator, calcium channel blocker (hypertension, angina) | verapamil (Calan, Covera) |
-prazole | antiulcer (GERD) | pantoprazole (Protonix), lanzoprazole (Prevacid), omeprazole (Prilosec) |
-pril | ACE inhibitor (hypertension) | enalapril (Vasotec), benazepril (Lotensin) |
-profen | antiinflammatory (pain) | ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) |
-sartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist (hypertension) | losartan (Cozaar), valsartan (Diovan) |
-terol | bronchodilator (asthma) | albuterol (Ventolin, Proventil), salmeterol (Serevent) |
-triptan | SSRI (migraine headache) | sumatriptan (Imitrex) |
-triptyline | antidepressant (depression) | amtriptyline (Elavil) |
-vastatin | antihyperlipidemic, statin (cholesterol) | atorvastatin (Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor) |
-vir-, -vir, or vir- | antiviral (shingles, herpes, HIV) | acyclovir (Zovirax), valacyclovir (Valtrex) |
cef- | cephalosporin antibiotic (infection) | cefdinir (Omnicef), cefazolin (Ancef), cephalexin (Keflex) |
-floxacin | quinolone antibiotics (infection) | ciprofloxacin (Cipro), levofloxacin (Levaquin) |
-caine | local anesthetic | benzocaine (Lanacane), procaine (Novocain) |
-lukast | leukotriene inhibitor (asthma) | montelukast (Singulair) |
-tropium | anticholinergics (COPD) | ipratropium (Atrovent), tiotropium (Spiriva) |