Some Drug Suffixes
ane >>>>>
Inhalational general anesthetic
Halothane
azepam >>>>>
Benzodiazepine
Diazepam
azine >>>>>
Phenothiazine (neuroleptic, antiemetic
Chlorpromazine )
azole >>>>>
Antifungal
Ketoconazole
barbital >>>>>
Barbiturate
Phenobarbital
caine >>>>>
Local anesthetic
Lidocaine
cillin >>>>>
Penicillin
Methicillin
cycline >>>>>
Antibiotic, protein synthesis inhibitor
Tetracycline
ipramine >>>>>
Tricyclic antidepressant
Imipramine
navir >>>>>
Protease inhibitor
Saquinavir
olol >>>>>
Beta antagonist
Propranolol
operidol >>>>>
Butyrophenone (neuroleptic
Haloperidol )
oxin >>>>>
Cardiac glycoside (inotropic agent
Digoxin )
phylline >>>>>
Methylxanthine
Theophylline
pril >>>>>
ACE inhibitor
Captopril
terol >>>>>
Beta2 agonist
Albuterol
tidine >>>>>
H2 antagonist
Cimetidine
triptyline >>>>>
Tricyclic antidepressant
Amitriptyline
tropin >>>>>
Pituitary hormone
Somatotropin
zosin >>>>>
Alpha1 antagonist
Prazosin
==
No comments:
Post a Comment