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CMB-Chapter 11
CMB - Chapter 11 - Drug endings/Drug class
| Generic drug prefix/suffix | Drug Class |
|---|---|
| -atadine | Antihistamine |
| -bital | Barbiturate |
| -toin | Anticonvulsant |
| -zepam | Benzodiazepine |
| -zolam | Benzodiazepine |
| -icam | NSAID |
| -lukast | Leukotriene receptor antagonist |
| -terol | Beta2-agonist |
| -tropium | Anticholinergic |
| Cef- | Antibiotic (cephalosporin) |
| -cillin | Antibiotic (penicillin) |
| -floxacin | Antibiotic (quinolone) |
| -mycin | Antibiotic (nonspecific) |
| -penem | Antibiotic (carbapenem) |
| -prim | Antibiotic |
| -pristin | Antibiotic (streptogramin) |
| -zosin | Alpha blocker |
| -grel | Antiplatelet agent |
| -italopram | Selective serotonin receptor inhibitor |
| -oxetine | Selective serotonin receptor inhibitor |
| -pramine | Tricyclic antidepressant |
| -triptyline | Tricyclic antidepressant |
| -formin | Biguanide |
| -glitazone | Thiazolidinedione |
| Gli- gly- | Sulfonylurea |
| -afil | Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor |
| -conazole | Miconazole derivatives |
| -tidine | H2-antagonist |
| -prazole | Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
| -vastatin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor |
| -dipine | Calcium channel blocker (CCB) |
| -olol | Beta blocker |
| -pril | ACE inhibitor (ACE-I) |
| -sartan | Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) |
| -triptan | Serotonin 5-HT agonist |
| -setron | Serotonin 5-HT3 antagonists |
| -dronate | Bisphosphonate |
| -adol | Non-narcotic analgesic |
| -codone | Opiates/ narcotic analgesics |
| -morphone | Opiates/ narcotic analgesics |
| -profen | NSAID |
| -peridone | Antipsychotic (atypical) |
| -apine | Antipsychotic (atypical) |
| -amivir | Neuraminidase inhibitors |
| -mantadine | Viral uncoating inhibitors |
| -navir | Protease inhibitor |
| -vir or any name containing "vir" | Antiviral (nonspecific) |
| -vudine | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor |