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Drug Classifications
Classifications and uses
| Pre/Suffix | Classification:Use |
|---|---|
| -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 |