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generic drug endings
| Qu | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ane | inhaled anasthetic |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -azine | phenothiazine antipsychotic |
| -azepam | bendodiazepine, epilepsy, anxiety, neurosis |
| -azole | antifungal |
| -azosin | alpha 1 blocker- low BP |
| -barbital | barbituate, sedative-some anticonvulsants |
| -caine | local/regional anasthetic |
| -cillin | penicillin |
| -curium/-curonium | neruomuscular blocking agent |
| -cycline | tetracylcine antibiotic |
| -floxacin | flouroquinolone antibiotic |
| -iazide | thiazide diuretic to excrete sodium and water form body |
| -ipine | calcium channel blocker |
| -micin/-mycin | aminoglycoside/macrolide antibiotic |
| -olol | beta blocker- produces opposite effect of action of epinephrine |
| -osone | corticosteroid to reduce inflammatory response |
| -phylline | bronchiodilator |
| -pril | ACE inhibotor for CHF |
| -profen | NSAID |
| -terol/-terenol | bronchiodilator |
| -tidine | histamine blocker for PUD |
| -triptyline | tricyclic antidepressant |
| -tropin | gland stimulating hormone |
| -vir | antiviral |