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Medication Terms

Common Medication Suffixes, Prefixes and Root Words

TermDefinition
-afil Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor
-asone Corticosteroid
-bicin Cytotoxic agent (chemotherapy)
-bital Barbiturate, sedative
-caine Local anesthetic
-cillin Penicillin antibiotic
-cycline Tetracycline antibiotic
-dipine Calcium channel blocker, antihypertensive
-dronate Bisphosphonate
-eprazole Proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
-fenac NSAID
-floxacin Fluoroquinolone antibiotic
-gliptin DPP-4 inhibitor, diabetes agent
-glitazone Thiazolidinedione, diabetes agent
-iramine Histamine H-1 receptor antagonist, antihistamine
-mab Monoclonal antibody
-mustine Alkylating agent (chemotherapy)
-mycin Macrolide antibiotic
-nacin Muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic)
-nazole Anti-fungal
-olol Beta blocker, antihypertensive
-olone Corticosteroid / Anabolic steroid
-onide Corticosteroid
-oprazole Proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
-phylline Xanthine derivative
-pramine Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
-pril ACE inhibitor, antihypertensive
-profen NSAID
-ridone Antipsychotic
-sartan Angiotensin II receptor blocker, antihypertensive
-semide Loop diuretic, antihypertensive
-setron Serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, anti-emetic
-statin HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, cholesterol lowering agent
-tadine Histamine H-1 receptor antagonist, antihistamine / Anti-viral, Influenza A
-terol Beta-agonist, asthma treatment
-thiazide Thiazide diuretic, antihypertensive
-tinib Kinase inhibitor (chemotherapy)
-trel Female hormone (progestin)
-triptan Migraine treatment, 5HT1 agonist
-tyline Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
-vir Anti-viral
-vudine Anti-viral
-zepam Benzodiazepine, sedative
-zodone Antidepressant
-zolam Benzodiazepine, sedative
-zosin Alpha blocker
cef-, ceph- Cephalosporin antibiotic
sulfa- Sulfa containing medication
cort Corticosteroid
parin, -parin Blood thinner, anticoagulant
pred, pred- Corticosteroid
tretin-; tretin; -tretin Form of vitamin A, dermatology agent
vir; -vir Anti-viral
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