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Drug Stems
This includes all prefixes, infixes, an suffixes for stems of prescription drugs
Term | Definition | Drug Examples |
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-pine | Epilepsy medication | Carbamazepine |
-toin | Epilepsy medication | Phenytoin |
-azepam | Anxiety medication and benzodiazepine | Lorazepam, Clonazepam |
-azolam | Anxiety medication and benzodiazepine | Alprazolam , Midazolam |
-dopa | Dopamine agonist (for Parkinson's) | Cabidopa + levodopa |
-triptan | Migraine medication | Rizatriptan, Sumatriptan, Eletriptan |
-traline | Antidepressant (SSRI) | Sertraline |
-faxine | Antidepressant (SNRI) | Venlafaxine |
-triptyline | Antidepressant | Amitriptyline |
-zapine | Antischizophrenic medication | Olanzapine, Clozapine |
-piprazole | Antischizophrenic medicatoin | Aripiprazole, Brexpiprazole |
-cort- | Mineralocorticoid | Fludrocortisone, hydrocortisone |
-gli- | Diabetic medication | Pioglitazone, repaglinide, sitagliptin, saxagliptin |
gli- | Diabetic medicatoin | Glimepiride, glipizide |
gly- | Diabetic medication | Glyburide |
-profen | Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) | Ibuprofen, ketoprofen |
-dronate | Bisphosphonates | Alendronate, ibandronate |
-pril | ACE Inhibitor (works on RAAS) | Lisinopril, benazepril |
-sartan | ARBs | Losartan, valsartan |
-olol | Beta-blockers | Propranolol, metoprolol |
-terol | Bronchodilator | Albuterol, salmeterol |
-cillin | Antibiotic (Penicillins) | Penicillin, amoxicillin |
-floxacin | Antibiotic (fluoroquinolones) | Levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin |
-barbital | Anxiety (barbiturate) | Phenobarbital |
-cycline | Antibiotic (Tetracyclines) | Doxycycline, minocycline |
-tidine | Histamine-2 Antagonist | Famotidine, ranitidine, nizatidine |
-prazole (treatment for GERD) | Proton Pump Inhibitor | Esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate |
-mab | Monoclonal Antibodies (inflammatory response) | Infliximab |
-thiazide | Thiazide diuretic | Hydrochlorothiazide |
-semide | Loop diuretic | Furosemide |
-gest- | Progesterone | Etonogestrel, levonorgestrel |
estr- | Estrogen | Estradiol |
-steride | 5-alpha reductase inhibitor | Finasteride, dutasteride |
-cyclovir | Antiviral | Acyclovir, Valacyclovir |
-oxetine | Antidepressant | Duloxetine, fluoxetine |