Medication Prefixes & Suffixes

Antibiotics that treat TB

• Rifampin aka Rifampicin
• Rifapentine

Cephalosporins

• Cephalexin (Keflex)
• cefadroxil
• cefaclor (Ceclor)
• cefazolin
• ceftriaxone (Rocephin)

• Sulphonamides aka Sulfa Drugs
• (Antibacterials)

• Sulfadiazine
• Burns, UTIs, Toxoplasmosis

sulfamethoxazole & trimethoprim (Bactrim)

• Spironolactone (Aldactone)
• Eplerenone (Inspra)
• Amiloride (Midamor)
• Triamterene (Dyrenium)

These drugs don't share any obvious chemical similarities, except for the steroid-structure of the aldosterone antagonists

Therefore, none of these medications have similar prefixes or suffixes

Thrombolytic Drugs

Thrombolytic drugs

Specifically tissue plasminogen activator (TPA)

Antifungals

Alpha-1 Blockers

• A smooth muscle relaxer
• Treats BPH & hypertension

Relaxes muscles the bladder & prostate Lowers BP by relaxing the blood vessels

• Watch for hypotension, dizziness, fainting, lightheaded
• Change positions slowly

• Terazosin (Hytrin)
• Tamsulosin (Flomax)
• Silodosin (Rapaflo)
• Prazosin (Minipress)

Barbiturates

• CNS depressants
• Now used mainly for general anesthesia in surgery, seizures
• Used in animal & human euthanasia
• Benzos have replaced its other uses

• Phenobarbital
• Pentobarbital

Local anesthetics

• Lidocaine
• Cocaine
• Bupivacaine (for nerve blocks & epidurals)

A Calcimimetic (the only one on the market)

Brand name is Sensipar

• Treats secondary hyperparathyroidism
• Used in dialysis patients
• Mimics calcium in the body

Rocephin (IM or IV only)

• Menningitis
• Gonorrhea
• PID
• Sepsis
• bone and joint infections
• Intra-abdominal infections