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Drug Stems 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -irudin | Anticoagulants |
| -leukin | Interleukin-2 derivatives |
| -lukast | Leukotriene antagonists |
| -mab | Monoclonal antibodies |
| -mantadine | Antivirals |
| -milast | Antiasthmatics/antiallergics; type IV phosphodiesterase inhibitors |
| -monam | Monobactam antibiotics |
| -mustine | Antineoplastics |
| -mycin | Antibiotics (streptomyces strains) |
| -olol | Beta-blockers (propranolol type) |
| -olone | Steroids (no prednisone derivatives) |
| -orphan | Narcotic antagonists/agonists |
| -oxacin | Antibiotics (quinolone derivatives) |
| -oxetine | Antidepressants |
| -pamide | Diuretics (sulfamoylbenzoic acid derivatives) |
| -pamil | Coronary vasodilators |
| -parin | Heparin derivatives |
| -peridol | Antipsychotics (haloperidol type) |
| -peridone | Antipsychotics (risperidone type) |
| -pidem | Hypnotics/sedatives (zolpidem) |
| -piridine | Cognition enhancers |
| -poetin | Erythropoietins |
| -pramine | Antidepressants (impramine type) |
| -prazole | Proton-pump inhibitor |
| -pred- | Prednisone derivatives |
| -pril | Antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors) |
| -profen | Anti-inflammatory/analgesic agents (ibuprofen type) |
| -prost- | Prostaglandin analogue |
| -rubicin | Antineoplastic antibiotics (daunorubicin type) |
| -sartan | Angiotensin II receptor antagonists |
| -statin | Renal dehydropeptidase inhibitor pepsin inhibitor |
| -ster- | Steroids (androgens, anabolics) |
| -sulfa | Antibiotics (sulfonamide derivatives) |
| -tegrast | Antiasthmatics/antiallergics; integrin antagonists |
| -terol | Bronchodilators (phenethylamine derivatives) |
| -thiazide | Diuretics (thiazide derivatives) |
| -tide | Peptides and glycopeptides |
| -tocin | Oxytocin derivatives |
| -trexate | Antimetabolites (folic acid derivatives) |
| -triptyline | Antidepressants |
| -trodast | Antiasthmatics/antiallergics; thromboxane A2 receptor antagonists |
| -uracil | Uracil derivatives used as thyroid antagonists and as antineoplastics |
| -vastatin | Antihyperlipidemics (HMG-CoA inhibitors) |
| -zolast | Antiasthmatics/antiallergics; benzoxazole derivatives |
| -zumab | Humanized antibodies |
| Bol- , -bol- | Anabolic steroids |
| Cef- | Cephalosporins (first-gen) |
| Estr- | Estrogens |
| Vir- , -vir- , -vir | Antiviral substances (undefined group) |