Drug Nomenclature

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  1. amine?
    antihistamine
  2. -ase, -plase
    thrombolytic agent
  3. azole
    antifungal
  4. -barb
    barbituate
  5. -caine
    local anesthetic
  6. -cef, -cefp, -ceph
    cephalosporin, antibiotic
  7. -cet
    non steroidal analgesic, antipyretic
  8. -cillin
    penecillin, antibiotic
  9. -cod
    narcotic analgesic
  10. -cort
    steroidal anti-inflammatory
  11. -cycline
    tetracycline, antibiotic
  12. -dipine
    calcium channel blocker, antianginal, antihypertensive
  13. -dronate
    biphosponate, bone resportion inhibitor
  14. -estro, -estra
    estrogen hormone
  15. -ide
    diuretic
  16. -flox
    quinolone, antibiotics
  17. -lam, -pam
    benzodiazepine
  18. -micin, -mycin
    amnioglyoside, antibiotic
  19. -mycin
    macrolide antibiotic
  20. -nitro, -nitr
    nitrate, vasodilator, antianginal
  21. -olol, -lol
    beta adrenergic blocker, antihypertensive, and atianginal
  22. -lone, -sone, -pred
    corticosteroid
  23. -parin, -arin
    anticoagulent, heparin, or heparinoid
  24. -phylline
    xanthine typer of bronchodilator
  25. -prazole
    GI proton pump inhibitor, antiulcer
  26. -pril
    angiotensin converting enzyme (ace), antihypertensive
  27. -profen
    non steroidal anto inflammatory
  28. -sal
    contains salicylate
  29. -sartan
    angiotensin 2receptor antagisnist, antihypertensive
  30. -statin
    HMG coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, lipid lowering agent
  31. sulfa
    antibiotic
  32. -terol
    andrenergic type of bronchodilator
  33. -tidine
    histamine h2, antagonist, antiulcer
  34. -triptan
    vascular headache suppressant (migraine), serotonin agonist
  35. -triptyline
    tricyclic antidepressant
  36. -vir
    antiviral, anti infective
  37. atrovastatin?
    liplid lowering agent
  38. catopril
    antihypertensive
  39. gentamycin
    antibiotic
  40. amiolodipine
    calcium channel blocker, antihypertensive

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 Drug Nomenclature
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