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Drug names
Prefixes and suffixes of common medication
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -afil | Phosphodietrase inhibitors |
| -ane | Inhaled anesthetics |
| -artan | Angiotensin receptor |
| -azepam, -zolam | Benzodiazepine |
| -azine | Phenothiazines |
| -azole | Azole antifungals |
| -bital | Barbituates |
| -caine | Local anesthetics |
| -cillin | Penicillin antibiotics |
| -cycline | Tetracycline antibiotics |
| -etine | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
| -feb, -fene | Selective estrogen response modifiers |
| -floxacin | fluoroquinolones (antibiotics) |
| -fungin | Echinocandins (antifungal) |
| -grastim, -gramostim | Granulocyte colony stimulating factors |
| -semide | Loop diuretics |
| -ipine | dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers |
| -ipramine | Tricyclic antidepressants |
| -ium, -uronium | Non-depolarizing paralytics |
| -lukast | LTD4 receptor antagonist (treats asthma and allergic rhinitis) |
| -navir | Protease inhibitor |
| -olol | Beta blocker |
| -oxin | Cardiac glycoside |
| -phylline | Bronchodilator |
| -pril | ACE inhibitor |
| -quine | Quinolone (antibiotic) |
| -statin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (lowers cholestrol) |
| -tecan | Topoisomerase I inhibitor (stops DNA replication in cancer cells) |
| -terol | Beta-2 agonist; broncodilator |
| -tidine | Second generation antihistamine |
| -tine | Allylamine antifungals |
| -toposide | Topoisomerase II inhibitor |
| -triptan | 5-HT 1B/1/D agonist |
| -tropin | Pituitary hormone |
| -vaptan | Vasopressin receptor antagonist |
| -zosin | alpha-1 antagonist |
| -bicin | Antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent |
| cef-, ceph- | Cephalosporin antibiotic |
| -dazole | Anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial |
| -dipine | Calcium channel blocker |
| -eprazole, -oprazole | Proton pump inhibitor |
| -fenac, -profen | NSAID |
| -gliptin | Antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme |
| -glitazone | Antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione |
| -iramine | Antihistamine |
| -lamide | Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |
| -mab | Monoclonal antibody |
| -mustine | Alkylating agent (antineoplastic) |
| -mycin | Antibiotic |
| -nacin | Anticholinergic |
| -nazole | Antifungal |
| cort, pred, pred-, -olone, -onide, -asone | Corticosteroid |
| -dronate | bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor |
| parin, -parin | antithrombotic; anticoagulant |
| -sartan | Angiotensin II receptor agonist |
| setron | antiemetic and antinauseant |
| sulfa- | antibiotic, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory |
| -tadine | antihistamine or antiviral, anti influenza A |
| -thiazide | thiazide diruetic |
| -zodone | antidepressant |
| vir, -vir -vudine | antiviral |
| -tyline | tricyclic antidepressant |
| -tretin | retinoid, dermatologic agent, form of vitamin A |
| -trel | progestin |
| -tinib | thiazide diuretic |
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