Drug Categories

Flashcards based on lecture notes about drug categories.

-zide

Diuretic (e.g., thyozide)

-vir

Antiviral (e.g., acyclovir)

-caine

Local anesthetic (e.g., lidocaine)

-olol

Beta Blocker (e.g., propranolol)

-pine

Calcium channel blocker

-lam

Benzodiazepine (e.g., Medazalam)

-sone

Steroid (e.g., prednasone)

-pril

ACE inhibitor (e.g., lisinopril)

-mycin

Macrolide (e.g., erythromycin)

-artan

ARBS (e.g., losartan)

-dine

Acid blocker / H2 receptor antagonist (e.g., Cimetidine)

-statin

Antihyperlipidemia / HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (e.g., lovastatin)

-pam

Benzodiazepine / Antianxiety (e.g., diazepam)

-azole

Antifungal (e.g., clotrimazole)

-prazole

Proton pump inhibitor (e.g., omeprazole)