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Drug Classifications
Classifications and uses
Pre/Suffix | Classification:Use |
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-Adol | Non-narcotic Analgesic:Pain relief |
-Afil | Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitor: Erectile Dysfunction |
-Apine | Antipsychotic: Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder |
-Artan | Angiotensin 2 Receptor Blocker: High blood pressure |
-Asone | Steriod: Inflammation |
-Atadine | Antihistamine: Allergies |
-Azosin | Alpha blocker: High Blood Pressure |
-Bital | Barbiturate: Anxiety/ sedative |
cef- or -ceph | Cephalosporin: Infections |
-cillin | Penicillin Antibiotics: Infections |
-Codone | Opiate: Pain relief |
-Conazole | Miconazole Derivatives: Fungal Infections |
-Cycline | Tetracycline Antibiotics: Infections |
-Dronate | Bisphosphonate: Osteoporosis |
-Floxacin | Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics: Infections |
-Formin | Biguanides: Lower blood sugar |
Gli- | Sulfonylurea: Lower blood sugar |
-Glitazone | Thiazolidinedione: Lower blood sugar |
-grel | Antiplatelet Agent:Prevent blood clots |
-icam | Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (NSAID): Pain relief |
-Iidine | H2 antagonist:Decrease stomach acid |
-lax | Laxative: Increase peristalsis of the intestines. |
-lukast | Leukotriene Receptor antagonist: asthma and seasonal allergic rhinitis |
-morphone | Opiate: Pain relief |
-Nazole | Anti-fungal:Fungal infections |
-olol | Beta blocker:lower blood pressure |
-oxetine | SSRI:Depression |
-pam | Benzodiazepines Benzos:Anxiety |
-Peridone | Antipsychotic:Schizophrenia |
-pram | SSRI: Depression |
-Pramine | Tricyclic Antidepressant:Depression |
-Pril | ACE inhibitor:High blood pressure |
-profen | NSAID: pain relief |
-razole | PPI: Reduces stomach acid |
-romycin | Macrolide antibiotics: Infections |
-Sartin | Angiotensin 2 receptor blocker: hypertension |
-statin | HMG CoA reductase inhibitor: reduces cholesterol |
-sulfa | Antibiotic: infections |
-terol | Bronchodilator: Asthma |
-thiazide | Diuretic: Edema, hypertension |
-triptan | Serotonin 5-HT agonist:Depression |
-triptyline | Tricyclic antidepressant: depression |
-tropium | Anticholdingeric bronchodilator:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD |
-vir | Antiviral: viral infections |
-zodone | Anti-depressant: Depression |
-zolam | Benzodiazepine:Anxiety |
-zosin | Alpha blocker: benign prostatic hyperplasia |