MEDICATION
SUFFIXES
ANTI-INFECTIVES
- sulf- or sulph- (sulfonamides)
- sulfadiazine, sulfsalazine
- -cillin (penicillins)
- amoxicillin, ampicillin
- cef- or ceph- (cephalosporins)
- cefuroxime, ceftriaxone
- -penem (carbapenems)
- imipenem, meropenem
- -onam (monobactams)
- aztreonam, tigemonam
- -thromycin (macrolides)
- erythromycin, azithromycin
- -mycin or -micin (aminoglycosides)
- gentamycin, neomycin
- -cycline (tetracyclines)
- doxycycline, tetracycline
- -floxacin (fluoroquinolone)
- ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin
- -vir (antiviral)
- acyclovir, zanamavir
- -conazole (antifungal)
- ketoconzaole, miconazole
- -quine (antimalarial)
- chloroquine, mefloquine
ENDOCRINE
DRUGS
- -tropin (synthetic pituitary hormones)
- somatropin (synthetic growth hormone),
menotropin (synthetic FSH & LH)
- -prost- or -prist- (synthetic prostaglandin)
--> oxytocic (causes uterine contractions)
- mifepristone, dinoprostone
- -litazone (thiazolidinediones) --> oral
hypoglycemic agent (to decrease blood sugar)
- rosiglitazone, pioglitazone
- -glinide (meglitinides) --> oral
hypoglycemic agent (to decrease blood sugar)
- repaglinide, nateglinide
- -sone (corticosteroids)
- prednisone, hydrocortisone
GASTROINTESTINAL
DRUGS
- -tidine (H2 receptor antagonists)
- ranitidine, famotidine, cimetidine
- -prazole (proton pump inhibitor)
- omeprazole, esomeprazole
- -setron (serotonin receptor antagonist)
--> antinausea
- ondansetron, granisetron
CNS DRUGS
- -caine (local anesthetics)
- lidocaine, benzocaine
- -pam or -pame (benzodiazepines) --> MOST
are anxiolytics
- diazepam, lorazepam
- -curonium (nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking
agents) --> muscle relaxants
- pancuronium, rocuronium
CARDIO
DRUGS
- -olol (beta blockers) --> antihypertensive
- metoprolol, atenolol
- -osin (alpha1 blocker) -->
antihypertensive and for benign prostatic hypertrophy
- tamsulosin, terazosin
- -pril (ACE inhibitors) -->
antihypertensive
- captopril, analapril
- -rinone (phosphodiesterase inhibitor) -->
vasodilator and positive inotropic
- milrinone, inamrinone
- -sartan (angiotensin II blocker) -->
antihypertensive
- losartan, telmisartan
- -statin (HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor) -->
antilipemic
- atorvastatin, simvastatin
- coles- or choles- (bile acid sequestrants)
--> antilipemic
- colestipol, cholestyramine
- -fibr- (fibrates) --> antilipemics
- clofibrate, fenofibrate
- -pamil (calcium channel blocker) -->
antihypertensive
- verapamil, gallopamil
- -dipine (calcium channel blocker)
-->antihypertensive
- nifedipine, amlodipine
RESPIRATORY
DRUGS
- -ol (beta 2 agonists) --> antiasthmatics
- albuterol, salbutamol, salmeterol
- -phylline (xanthines) --> antiasthmatics
- aminophylline, theophylline
- -tropium (anticholinergics) -->
antiasthmatics
- ipratropium, trotropium
- -lukast (leukotriene receptor antagonist)
--> antiasthmatic
- montelukast, zafirlukast
- -crom- (mast cell stabilizer) -->
antiasthmatic
- cromolyn, nedocromil
COMMENTS