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drug prefixes, roots, suffixes

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-afil, sildenafil phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor
-bicin, doxorubicin antineoplastic
-bital, butabarbital barbiturate (sedative)
-cain, prilocaine local anesthetic
cef-, ceph-, cefprozil cephalosporin antibiotic
-cillin penicillin antibiotic
cort, hydrocortisone corticosteroid
-cycline tetracycline antibiotic
-dazole, albendazole anthelmintic, antibiotic, antibacterial
-dipine, nisoldipine calcium channel blocker
-dronate, ibandornate bisphosphoneate, bone resorption inhibitor
-eprazole, rabeprazole proton pump inhibitor
-fenac, nepafenac NSAID
-floxacin, ciprofloxacin quinolone antibiotic
-gliptin, sitagliptin antibiabetic, inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme
-glitazone, troglitazone antidiabetic, thiazolidinedione
-iramine, brompheniramine antihistamine
-lamide, brinzolamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
-limus, pimecrolimus immunosuppressant
-mab, infliximab monoclonal antibody
-mustine, lomustine alkylating agent (antineoplastic)
-mycin, erythromycin antibiotic, antibacterial
-nacin, solifenacin antimuscarinic (anticholinergic)
-nazole, miconazole antifungal
-nib, sorafenib antineoplastic
-olol, pindolol beta blocker
-olone, triamcinolone corticosteroid, anabolic steroid
-onide, halcinonide corticosteroid
-oprazole, lansoprazole proton pump inhibitor
parin, -parin, heparin antithrombotic, anticoagulant
-phylline, dyphylline xanthine derivative (bronchodilator)
-pramine, imipramine tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
pred, pred-, prednisone corticosteroid
-pril, ramipril ACE inhibitor
-profen, ibuprofen NSAID
-sartan, valsartan angiotenin II receptor antagonist, ARB
-semide, furosemide loop diuretic
-setron, palonosetron serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist; antiemetic/antinausea
-sone, mometasone corticosteroid
-statin, lovastatin HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins
sulfa-, sulfacetamide antibiotic, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory
-tadine, olopatadine antihistamine; antiviral; anti-influenza-A
-terol, albuterol beta agonist; bronchodilator
-thiazide, hydrochlorothiazide thiazide diuretic
-trel, norgestrel female hormone (progestin)
tretin-; tretin; -tretin, tretinoin retinoid; dermatologic agent; form of Vit. A
-triptan, rizatriptan antimigraine; selective 5-HT receptor agonist
-tyline, protriptyline tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
vir; -vir, tenofovir antiviral; anti-HIV; anti-hepatitis; anti-herpes; anti-CMV; anti-flu
-vudine, zidovudine antiviral; nucleoside analogues
-zepam, -zolam diazepam, triazolam benzodiazepine
-zosin, doxazosin alpha blocker
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