Memory Aid for Drugs by Generic Name Prefix Root or Suffix
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| -ase & -plase | thrombolyic agent
ase usually indicates enzyme
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| - azole | antifungal - antimicrobial
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| cef- & ceph- | cephalosporin antibiotic; check allergy to this class and penicillins
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| -cillin | penicillin, antibiotic
check allergy
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| -cycline | tetracycline, antibiotic
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| -dipine | calcium channel blockers
antianginal, antihypertensive
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| -dronate | bisphosphonate
bone resorption inhibitor
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| -floxacin | fluroquinoline - antibiotic
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| -micin, -mycin | aminoglycoside - antibiotic
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| nitr- , -nitr- | nitrate, vasodialator, antianginal
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| -olol, -lol | beta adrenergic blocker, antihypertensive and/or antianginal
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| -parin | anticoagulant, heparin or heparinoid
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| -phylline | xanthine type of bronchodilator
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| -prazole | GI proton pump inhibitor, antiulcer
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| -pril | angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor antihypertensive
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| sal-, -sal- | contains salicylate check for allergy to salicylates or ASA
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| -sartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist, antihypertensive
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| -sone, -lone, pred- | corticosteroid
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| sulfa- | sulfonamide antibiotic check for allergy to sulfa
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| -terol | adrenegic type of bronchodilator
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| -tidine | histamine H2 antagonist GI antiulcer
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| -triptan | vascular headache suppressant, serotonin (5-HT1)anonist
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| -vir | antiviral antinfective
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| -zepam, -zolam | benzodiazepine, anti anxiety, sedative/hypnotic
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| -zosin | peripherally acting alpha 1 blocker, antihypertentsive
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| -caine | local anesthetics
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| -dine | antiulcer agents - histamine H2 blockers
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| -done | opioid analgesics
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| -ide | oral hypoglycemics
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| -lam | anti anxiety drugs
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| -mide | diuretics
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| -nium | neuromuscular blocking agents
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| -oxacin | antibiotics
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| -pam | anti-anxiety drugs
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| -statin | anti hyperlipidemics
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| -zide | diuretics
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