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drug stems
drug nomenclature stems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -mycin | macrolide antibiotic |
| -cyline | tetracycline antibiotic |
| -micin | aminoglycoside antibiotic |
| -flox- | quinolone antibiotic |
| -conazole | systemic antifungal |
| -cillin | penicillin antibiotic |
| cef-/cefp-/ceph- | cephalosporin |
| -vudine | antineoplastic/antiviral |
| -vir | antiviral |
| sulfa- | sulfonamide antibacterial |
| -ectin | anti-parasitic |
| -astine | antihistamine |
| -tidine | H2 receptor antagonist |
| -caine | local anesthetic |
| -barb | barbituate |
| -cod- | narcotic analgesic |
| -glitazone | antidiabetic |
| -profen | NSAID |
| -triptan | antimigraine |
| -triptyline | tricyclic antidepressant |
| -olone | steroidal anti-inflammatory |
| -cort- | steroidal anti-inflammatory |
| -azepam | benzodiazepine |
| -bamate | tranquilizer |
| -dopa | dopamine receptor agonist |
| -statin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor |
| -azosin | vasodilator |
| -thiazide | thiazide diuretic |
| -semide | loop diuretic |
| -pril | ACE inhibitor |
| -olol | beta-blocker |
| -nitr- | coronary vasodilator |
| -adol- | analgesic |
| -alol | alpha/beta-blocker |
| -arol | anticoagulant |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -ast | antiasthmatic |
| -cept | receptor |
| -dil- | vasodilator |
| -dralazine | antihypertensive |
| -dronate | calcium metabolism receptor |
| -eridine | analgesic |
| -etanide | diuretic |
| -fenine | analgesic |
| -formin | oral hypoglycemic |
| -fradil | calcium channel blocker |
| -giline | MAOI |
| -grel- | platelet antiaggregant |
| -isomide | antiarrhythmic |
| -nidazole | antiprotozoal |
| -oxetine | antidepressant |
| -pamide | diuretic |
| -pamil | coronary vasodilator |
| -peridol | antipsychotic |
| -poetin | erythropoietin |
| -prazole | antiulcer |
| -pressin | vasoconstrictor |
| -priode | antipsychotic |
| -prim | antibacterial |
| -prost- | prostaglandin |
| -sartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
| -sporin | immunodepressant |
| -terol | bronchodilator |
| -tiapine | antipsychotic |
| -tiazem | calcium channel blocker |
| -tibant | antiasthmatic |
| -toin | antiepileptic |
| -vastatin | antihyperlipidemic |
| -zolamide | carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |
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