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Drug prefix, roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -afil | sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor |
| -bicin | doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin antineoplastic |
| -bital | butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital barbiturate (sedative) |
| -caine | bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine local anesthetic |
| cef-, ceph- | cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin cephalosporin antibiotic |
| -cillin | amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin penicillin antibiotic |
| cort | clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone corticosteroid |
| -cycline | demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline tetracycline antibiotic |
| -dazole | albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; tinidazole anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial |
| -dipine | amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine calcium channel blocker |
| -dronate | alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronatebisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor |
| -eprazole | esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
| -fenac | bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac NSAID |
| -floxacin | ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin quinolone antibiotic |
| -gliptin | saxagliptin; sitagliptin; vildagliptin antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme |
| -glitazone | pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione |
| -iramine | brompheniramine; chlorpheniramine; pheniramine antihistamine |
| -lamide | acetazolamide; brinzolamide; dorzolamide; methazolamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |
| -limus | pimecrolimus; sirolimus; tacrolimus immunosuppressant |
| -mab | daclizumab; infliximab; omalizumab; trastuzumab monoclonal antibody |
| -mustine | carmustine; estramustine; lomustine alkylating agent (antineoplastic) |
| -mycin | azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin; erythromycin antibiotic; antibacterial |
| -nacin | darifenacin; solifenacin antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) |
| -nazole | fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole; terconazole antifungal |
| -nib | dasatinib; erlotinib; imatinib; sorafenib antineoplastic |
| -olol | atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol; propranolol; timolol beta blocker |
| -olone | fluocinolone; fluorometholone; rimexolone; triamcinolone corticosteroid |
| -olone | nandrolone; oxandrolone; oxymetholone anabolic steroid |
| -onide | budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; fluocinonide; halcinonide corticosteroid |
| -oprazole | dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; pantoprazole proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
| parin; -parin | enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin; tinzaparin antithrombotic; anticoagulant (thinner) |
| -phylline | aminophylline; dyphylline; oxtriphylline; theophylline xanthine derivative (bronchodilator) |
| -pramine | clomipramine; desipramine; imipramine; trimipramine tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) |
| pred; pred- | loteprednol; prednicarbate; prednisolone; prednisone corticosteroid |
| -pril | benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril; moexipril; ramipril ACE inhibitor |
| -profen | fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; ketoprofen NSAID |
| -sartan | candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; olmesartan; valsartan ARB |
| -semide | furosemide; torsemide loop diuretic (water pill) |
| -setron | alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron sero5-HT3 antagonist |
| -setron | dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron antiemetic and antinauseant |
| -sone | beclomethasone; dexamethasone; fluticasone; mometasone corticosteroid |
| -statin | atorvastatin; lovastatin; pravastatin; rosuvastatin; simvastatin HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; |
| sulfa- | sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; sulfamethoxazole; sulfasalazine antibiotic; anti-inflammatory |
| -tadine | cyproheptadine; desloratadine; loratadine; olopatadine antihistamine |
| -tadine | amantadine; rimantadine antiviral; anti-influenza-A |
| -terol | albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol; salmeterol beta agonist; bronchodilator |
| -thiazide | chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide; methyclothiazide thiazide diuretic (water pill) |
| -trel | desogestrel; etonogestrel; levonorgestrel; norgestrel female hormone (progestin) |
| tretin- | ; tretin; -tretin acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; tretinoin retinoid; dermatologic; vitamin A |
| -triptan | eletriptan; rizatriptan; sumatriptan; zolmitriptan antimigraine; selective 5-HT receptor agonist |
| -tyline | amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) |
| vir; -vir | abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine; ritonavir; tenofovir antiviral; anti-HIV |
| vir; -vir | adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with interferon) antiviral; anti-hepatitis |
| -vir | acyclovir; famciclovir; penciclovir; valacyclovir antiviral; anti-herpes |
| -vir | cidofovir; ganciclovir; valganciclovir antiviral; anti-CMV |
| -vir | oseltamivir; zanamivir antiviral; anti-flu |
| -vudine | lamivudine; stavudine; telbivudine; zidovudine antiviral; nucleoside analogues |
| -zepam | clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam benzodiazepine |
| -zolam | alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam benzodiazepine |
| -zosin | alfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin alpha blocker |
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