Term | Definition |
-alol | combined alpha and beta blockers |
-azepam | antianxiety agents (diazepam type) |
-azosin | antihypertensives (prazosin type) |
-bamate | tranquilizers/ antiepileptics |
brand/trade name | trademark of a drug or device held by the originating manufacturing company |
-caine | local anesthetics |
chemical structure | shape of molecules and their location to one another in a given compound |
drug classification | categorization based on various characteristics, including the chemical structure, the action and the use of the medication |
-fibrate | antihyperlipidemics |
formulary | list of preferred drugs to be stocked by the pharmacy or covered by an insurance company |
generic name | name assigned to a medication or nonproprietary name of a drug |
non-formulary | list of drugs not normally stocked by the pharmacy and may not be covered by an insurance company |
-olol | beta-blockers (propranolol type) |
-olone | steroids |
package insert | official prescribing information for a prescription drug |
-pamide | diuretics (sulfamoylbenzoic acid derivatives) |
-pamil | coronary vasodilators |
-parin | heparin derivatives |
-pramine | antidepressants (imipramine type) |
-pred | prednisone derivitives |
-pril | antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors) |
-profen | anti-inflammatory/analgesic agents (ibuprofen type) |
-sartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
-thiazide | diuretics (thiazide derivatives) |
-tiazem | calcium channel blockers (diltiazem derivatives) |
-triptyline | antidepressants |
-vastatin | antihyperlipidemics (HMG-CoA inhibitors |