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drug prefixes, roots, suffixes
Question | Answer |
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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 |