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Week 3 Drug Stems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -andro | androgen: used as replacement therapy to treat delayed puberty in boys, hypogonadism and impotence in men, and treatment of breast cancer in women |
| -arabine | antineoplastic: used to treat cancer |
| -barb | barbituric acid derivatives: used mainly as sleeping agents |
| -cillin | penicillin (derivative): treats abscesses, meningitis, otitis media, respiratory infections, prophylaxis |
| -cycline | antibiotic: treats acne, chronic bronchitis, Lyme disease |
| -fibrate | antihyperlipidemic: used to treat hyperlipidemia |
| -glitazone | antibiabetic: treats diabetes |
| -irudin | anticoagulant: prevent proper clot formation while maintaining adequate coagulation |
| -mantadine | antivirals: treat viral infections |
| -micin | aminoglycoside: used for life threatening infections, sepsis immunocomprimised patients |