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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 |