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drug identifiers
prefixes, roots, or suffixes of drug classes that can help identify a drug
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -actone | potassium sparing diuretic |
| -artan | angiotensin || receptor blockers (A2RBs) |
| -azosin | alpha adrenergic blockers |
| -cillin | antibiotics |
| -codone | analgesic opioids |
| -cycline | antibiotics |
| -emide | loop diuretics |
| -floxacin | antibiotics |
| -mycin | antibiotics |
| -olol | beta blockers |
| -olone -sone | could either be corticosteroids or anabolic steroids |
| -pam | benzodiazepines |
| -pine | calcium channel blockers |
| -pril | ACE inhibitors ( angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors) |
| -razole | proton pump inhibitors |
| -statin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors |
| -tidine | histamine-2 blockers |
| -vir | antivirals |