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Pharmacy Technician
Drug Nomenclature
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -astine | Antihistamine |
| -azepam | Antianxiety |
| -caine | local anesthetic |
| -cillin | Penicillin |
| -conazole | systematic antifungal |
| estr- | estrogen |
| -glitazone | antiabetic |
| -micin | aminoglycoside |
| -thromycin | macrolide |
| -olol | beta-blocker |
| -olone | steroid |
| -profen | antiinflamatory |
| -prazole | antiulcer |
| -pril | ACE inhibitor |
| -sartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
| -semide | loop diuretic |
| -setron | serotonin antagonist |
| sulfa- | sulfonamide |
| -terol | Bronchodilator |
| -tidine | H2 receptor antagonist |
| -e-triptyline; -amine | tricyclic antidepressant |
| -oxetine | fluoxetine-type antidepressant |
| -vastatin | HMG CoA reductase inhibitor |