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FA Pharma
Drug Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -bendazole | antiparasitic/antihelminthic eg. mebendazole |
| -cillin | transpeptidase inhibitor eg. ampicillin |
| -conazole | ergosterol synthesis inhibitor eg. ketoconazole |
| -cycline | protein synthesis inhibitor eg. tetracycline |
| -ivir | neuroaminidase inhibitor eg. oseltamivir |
| -navir | protease inhibitor eg. ritonavir |
| -ovir | viral DNA polymerase inhibitor eg. acyclovir |
| -tegravir | integrase inhibitor eg. elvitegravir, raltegravir |
| -thromycin | macrolide antibiotic eg. azithromycin |
| -apine/-idone | atypical antipsychotics eg. quetiapine, risperidone |
| -azine | typical antipsychotics eg. thioridazine |
| -barbital | barbiturate eg. phenobarbital |
| -ipramine, -tryptyline | TCA eg. imipramine, amitryptyline |
| -triptan | 5-HT(1b/1d) agonist eg. sumatriptan |
| -zepam/-zolam | benzodiazepines eg. Diazepam, alprazolam |
| -chol | cholinergic agonists eg. bethanechol, carbachol |
| -olol | beta blockers eg. propanalol |
| -stigmine | acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors eg. physostigmine, neostigmine |
| -terol | B2 agonists eg. albuterol |
| -zosin | alpha1 blockers eg. prazosin |
| -afil | PDE-5 inhibitors |
| -dipine | dihydropyridine ca2+ channel blockers eg. amlodipine, nimodipine |
| -pril | acei eg. captopril |
| -sartan | -ace receptor blockers eg. losartan |
| -xaban | direct factor Xa inhibitors eg. apixaban, edoxaban, rivaroxaban |
| -gliflozin | SGLT-2 inhibitor eg. dapagliflozin, canagliflozin |
| -glinide | meglitinides eg. repaglinide, nateglinide |
| -gliptin | DPP-4 inhibitors eg. sitagliptin |
| -glitazone | PPAR gamme activators eg. rosiglitazone |
| -glutide | GLP-1 analogs eg. liraglutide, albiglutide |
| -dronate | bisphosphonate eg. alendronate |
| -prazole | proton pump inhibitors eg. omeprazole |
| -prost | prostaglandin analog eg. latanoprost |
| -sentan | endothelin receptor antagonist eg. bosentan |
| -tidine | H2 receptor antagonist eg. cimetidine |
| -vaptan | ADH antagonist eg. tolvaptan |
| -ximab | chimeric human mouse monoclonal antibody eg. rituximab |
| -zumab | humanized mouse monoclonal antibody eg. bevacizumab |
| -umab | human monoclonal antibody eg. denosumab |
| -tinib | tyrosine kinase inhibitor eg. imatinib |
| -zomib | proteosome inhibitor eg. bortezomib |
| -ciclib | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor eg. palbociclib |
| -cept | TNFa antagonist eg. etanercept |
| -leukin | IL-2 agonist/analog eg. aldesleukin |
| -kinra | interleukin receptor antagonist anakinra |
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