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Medical Review
drug classification
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| -cycline | tetracycline | antibiotic |
| -floxacin | fluoroquinolones | antibiotic |
| ceph-, cef- | cephalosporins | antibiotic |
| -cillin | penicillin | antibiotic |
| -cyclovir | anti-herpetics | antibiotic |
| -pril | angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors | antihypertensive |
| -sartan | angiotensin receptor | antihypertensive |
| -osin | a1 receptor blockers | antihypertensive |
| -olol | b receptor blockers | antihypertensive |
| -dipine | calcium channel blockers | antihypertensive |
| -statin | HMG CoA reductase inhibitors | antihyperlipidemia |
| -prazole | proton pump inhibitors | anti-ucler |
| -pam, -lam | benzodiazepines | antianxiety/hypnotics |
| -pramine | tricyclic antidepressants | antidepressants |
| -triptyline | tricyclic antidepressants | antidepressants |
| -ine | SSRI's | antidepressants |
| -one | corticosteroids | anti-inflammatory |
| -mide, -nide | diuretics | antihypertensive |
| -fil | PDE5 inhibitors | erectile dysfunction |
| -steride | 5a reductase inhibitors | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| -barbital | barbituates | sedative hypnotics |
| -rium, -nium | neuromuscular blocking agents | preoperative skeletal muscle relaxation |
| -caine | local anesthetic | local anesthetic |
| -sterone | androgens | male hormones |
| -ide | oral hypoglycemics | anti-diabetic |
| -zosin | alpha-adrenergic blockers | antihypertensive |
| -mycin | macrolide | antibiotic |