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drug prefixes, roots, suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -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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