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ALH-185
Drug Words Week 4
| Prefix/ Suffix/ Root | Classification | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -semide | loop diuretic (water pill) | furosemide; torsemide |
| -setron | serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist | alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron |
| -setron | antiemetic and antinauseant | dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron |
| -statin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins | atorvastatin; lovastatin; pitavastatin; pravastatin; rosuvastatin; simvastatin |
| sulfa- | antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-inflammatory | sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; sulfamethoxazole; sulfasalazine |
| -tadine | antihistamine | cyproheptadine; desloratadine; loratadine; olopatadine |
| -tadine | antiviral; anti-influenza-A | amantadine; rimantadine |
| -terol | beta agonist; bronchodilator | albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol; salmeterol |
| -thiazide | thiazide diuretic (water pill) | chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide; methyclothiazide |
| -tinib | antineoplastic (kinase inhibitor) | crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; gefitinib; imatinib |
| -trel | female hormone (progestin) | desogestrel; etonogestrel; levonorgestrel; norgestrel |
| -sartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB | candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; olmesartan; valsartan |