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Prefix,stem, suffix
| -alol | Combined alpha and beta blockers |
| -andr- | Androgens |
| -anserin | Serotonin 5-HT(sub)2 receptor antagonists |
| -arabine | Antineoplastics |
| -ase | Enzymes |
| -azepam | Antianxiety agents |
| -asozin | Antihypertensives |
| -bactam | Beta-lactamase inhibitors |
| -bamate | Tranquilizers/antipileptics |
| -barb | Barbituric acid derivatives |
| -butazone | Anti-inflammatory analgesics |
| -caine | Local anesthetics |
| cef- | Cephalosporins |
| -cillin | Penicillins |
| -conazole | Antifungals |
| -cort- | Cortisone derivatives |
| -curium | Neuromuscular blocking agents |
| -cycline | Antibiotics (tetracycline type) |
| -dralazine | Antihypertensives |
| -erg- | Ergot alkaloid derivatives |
| estr- | Estrogens |
| -fibrate | Antihyperlipidemics |
| -furane | Inhalation anesthetics |
| -gest- | Progestins |
| -rudin | Anticoagulants |
| -leukin | Interleukin-2 derivatives |
| -lukast | Leukotriene antagonists |
| -mab | Monoclonal antibodies |
| -mantadine | Antivirals |
| -monam | Monobactam antibiotics |
| -mustine | Antineoplastics |
| -mycin | Antibiotics (streptomyces strains) |
| -olol | Beta-blockers |
| -olone | Steroids (no prednisone derivatives) |
| -oxacin | Antibiotics (quinolone derivatives) |
| -pamide | Diuretics (sulfamoylbenzoic acid derivatives) |
| -pamil | Coronary vasodilators |
| -parin | Heparin derivatives & low molecular weight (or depolymerized) |
| -peridol | Antipsychotics |
| -poetin | Erythropoietins |
| -pramine | Antidepressants |
| -pred | Prednisone derivatives |
| -pril | Antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors) |
| -profen | Anti-inflammatory/analgesic agents |
| -rubicin | Antineoplastic antibiotics |
| -sartan | Angiotensin I receptor antagonists |
| -sulfa | Antibiotics |
| -thiazide | Diuretics |
| -tocin | Oxytocin derivatives |
| -trexate | Antimetabolites (folic acid derivatives) |
| -triptyline | Antidepressants |
| -uracil | Uracil derivatives used as thyroid antagonists and as antineoplastics |
| -vastatin | Antihyperlipidemics (HMG-CoA inhibitors) |
| vir-, -vir-, -vir | Antiviral substances |