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Drug Categories
Drugs' categories by prefix or suffix
Suffix or Prefix | Drug Category |
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-mycin | Antibiotic (Macrolide) |
-cycline | Antibiotic (Tetracycline) |
-floxacin | Antibiotic (Fluoroquinolone) |
ceph-, cef- | Antibiotic (Cephalosporin) |
-cillin | Antibiotic (Penicillin) |
-cyclovir | Antiviral (Anti-Herpetic) |
-pril | Antihypertensive (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Ihibitor)) |
-sartan | Antihypertensive (Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker) |
-osin | Antihypertensive, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) (Alpha 1-Receptor Blocker) |
-olol | Antihypertensive |
-dipine | Antihypertensive (Calcium Channel Blocker) |
-statin | Antihyperlipidemia (HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor) |
-glitazone | Antidiabetic (Thiazolidinedione) |
-glinide | Antidiabetic (Meglitinide) |
-dronate | Osteoporosis (Bisphosphonate) |
-tidine | Anti-ulcer (H2-Receptor Antagonist) |
-prazole | Anti-ulcer (Proton Pump Inhibitor) |
-triptan | Anti-migraine (5-HT1 Receptor Antagonist) |
-pam, -lam | Anti-anxiety/Hypnotics (Benzodiazepine) |
-pramine | Antidepressant (Tricyclic) |
-triptyline | Antidepressant (Tricyclic) |
-ine | Antidepressant (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) |
-one | Anti-inflammatory (Corticosteroid) |
-steride | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) (5alpha-Reductase Inhibitor) |
-nacin | Overactive Bladder and Incontinence; Anticholinergic |
-fil | Erectile Dysfunction (PDE5-Inhibitor) |
-terol | Pulmonary (Beta-agonist) |
-mide, -nide | Antihypertensive, diuretic |