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Med Identifiers
Medication Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -afil (ex. avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil) | phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor |
| -asone (ex. betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone) | corticosteroid |
| -bicin (ex. doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin) | antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent |
| -bital (ex. butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital) | barbiturate (sedative) |
| -caine (ex. bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine) | local anesthetic |
| cef-, ceph- (ex. cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin) | cephalosporin antibiotic |
| -cillin (ex. amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin) | penicillin antibiotic |
| cort (ex. clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone) | corticosteroid |
| -cycline (ex. demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline) | tetracycline antibiotic |
| -dazole (ex. albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; tinidazole) | anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial |
| -dipine (ex. amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine) | calcium channel blocker |
| -dronate (ex. alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate) | bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor |
| -eprazole (ex. esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole) | proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
| -fenac (ex. bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac) | NSAID |
| -floxacin (ex. besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin) | quinolone antibiotic |
| -gliptin (ex. saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin) | antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme |
| -glitazone (ex. pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone) | antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione |
| -iramine (ex. brompheniramine; chlorpheniramine; pheniramine) | antihistamine |
| -lamide (ex. acetazolamide; brinzolamide; dorzolamide; methazolamide) | carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |
| -mab (ex. adalimumab; daclizumab; infliximab; omalizumab; trastuzumab) | monoclonal antibody |
| -mustine (ex. carmustine; estramustine; lomustine; bendamustine) | alkylating agent (antineoplastic) |
| -mycin (ex. azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin; erythromycin) | antibiotic; antibacterial |
| -nacin (ex. darifenacin; solifenacin) | muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic) |
| -nazole (ex. fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole; terconazole; tioconazole) | antifungal |
| -olol (ex. atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol; propranolol; timolol) | beta blocker |
| -olone (ex. fluocinolone; fluorometholone; prednisolone; triamcinolone) | corticosteroid |
| -olone (ex. nandrolone; oxandrolone; oxymetholone) | anabolic steroid |
| -onide (ex. budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; fluocinonide; halcinonide) | corticosteroid |
| -oprazole (ex. dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; pantoprazole) | proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
| parin; -parin (ex. dalteparin; enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin; tinzaparin) | antithrombotic; anticoagulant (blood thinner) |
| -phylline (ex. aminophylline; dyphylline; oxtriphylline; theophylline) | xanthine derivative (bronchodilator) |
| -pramine (ex. clomipramine; desipramine; imipramine; trimipramine) | tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) |
| pred; pred- (ex. loteprednol; prednicarbate; prednisolone; prednisone) | corticosteroid |
| -pril (ex. benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril; moexipril; ramipril) | ACE inhibitor |
| -profen (ex. fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; ketoprofen) | NSAID |
| -ridone (ex. iloperidone; paliperidone; risperidone) | atypical antipsychotic |
| -sartan (ex. candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; olmesartan; valsartan) | angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB |
| -semide (ex. furosemide; torsemide) | loop diuretic (water pill) |
| -setron (ex. alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron) | serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist |
| -setron (ex. dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron) | antiemetic and antinauseant |
| -statin (ex. atorvastatin; lovastatin; pitavastatin; pravastatin; rosuvastatin; simvastatin) | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins |
| sulfa- (ex. sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; sulfamethoxazole; sulfasalazine) | antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-inflammatory |
| -tadine (ex. cyproheptadine; desloratadine; loratadine; olopatadine) | antihistamine |
| -tadine (ex. amantadine; rimantadine) | antiviral; anti-influenza-A |
| -terol (ex. albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol; salmeterol) | beta agonist; bronchodilator |
| -thiazide (ex. chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide; methyclothiazide) | thiazide diuretic (water pill) |
| -tinib (ex. crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; gefitinib; imatinib) | antineoplastic (kinase inhibitor) |
| -trel (ex. desogestrel; etonogestrel; levonorgestrel; norgestrel) | female hormone (progestin) |
| tretin-; tretin; -tretin (ex. acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; tretinoin) | retinoid; dermatologic agent; form of vitamin A |
| -triptan (ex. almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; sumatriptan; zolmitriptan) | antimigraine; selective 5-HT receptor agonist |
| -tyline (amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline) | tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) |
| vir; -vir (ex. abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine; ritonavir; tenofovir) | antiviral; anti-HIV |
| vir; -vir (ex. adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with interferon)) | antiviral; anti-hepatitis |
| -vir (ex. acyclovir; famciclovir; penciclovir; valacyclovir) | antiviral; anti-herpes |
| -vir (ex. cidofovir; ganciclovir; valganciclovir) | antiviral; anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) |
| -vir (ex. oseltamivir; zanamivir) | antiviral; anti-flu |
| -vudine (ex. lamivudine; stavudine; telbivudine; zidovudine) | antiviral; nucleoside analogues |
| -zepam; zolam (ex. clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam; alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam) | benzodiazepine |
| -zodone (ex. nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone) | antidepressant |
| -zosin (ex. afdalfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin) | alpha blocker |
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