Pharmacology Medical Suffixes Review

-amil

calcium channel blockers

-artan

angiotensinogen receptor blockers (ARB's) antihypertensive drugs

-asone

corticosteroid

-bicin

antineoplastic (cancer)

-bital

barbiturate (sedative)

-caine

local anesthetics

-cillin

penicillin antibiotic

-cycline

tetracycline antibiotic

-dine

anti-ulcer agents (H2 histamine blockers)

-done

opioid analgesics

-floxacin

quinolone antibiotic

-ide

oral hypoglycemics

-iramine

antihistamine

-lam

anti-anxiety agents

-lamide

carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

-micin

aminoglycoside antibiotics

-mide

loop diuretics (water pill)

-mycin

aminoglycoside antibiotics

-nuim

neuromuscular blockers

-nazole

antifungal

-olol

beta blockers

-olone

corticosteroid

-ondie

corticosteroid

-oxacin

broad spectrum antibiotics

-pam

anti-anxiety agents

-parin

antithrombotic, anticoagulant (blood thinner)

-pine

calcium channel blockers

-pril

angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE) antihypertensive drugs

-prazole

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

-profen

NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent)

-tadine

antihistamine

-terol

beta agonist (bronchodilator)

-thiazide

thiazide diuretic (water pill)

-sone

steroids

-statin

antihyperlipidemics

-vir

anti-virials

-zosin

alpha blocker