Drug Classification by Prefix/Suffix

-mycin

antibiotic

macrolides

-cycline

antibiotic

tetracycline

-floxacin

antibiotic

fluoroquinolones

ceph-, cef-

antibiotic

cephalosporins

-cillin

antibiotic

penicillins

-cyclovir

antiviral

anti-herpetics

-pril

antihypertensive

angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI’s)

-sartan

antihypertensive

angiotensin II receptor-blockers (ARB’s)

-osin

antihypertensive benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

a I-Receptor Blockers

-olol

beta blockers

cardioselective b-receptor blocker

non-selective b-receptor blockers

ISA (intrinsic sympathomimetic activity)

mixed a & b receptor blockers

-dipine

antihypertensive

calcium channel blockers (CCB’s)

-triptan

anti-migraine

5-HT 1 receptor antagonists

-pam, -lam

anti-anxiety/hypnotics

benzodiazepines (BZD’s)

-pramine

antidepressant

tricyclic antidepressant (TCA’s)

-triptyline

antidepressant

tricyclic antidepressant (TCA’s)

-ine

antidepressant

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s)

-one

anti-inflammatory

corticosteroids

-steride

benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

5a - reductase inhibitors

-nacin

overactive bladder incontinence

anticholinergics

-fil

erectile dysfunction

PDE5-inhibitors

-terol

pulmonary

p-agonists

-mide, -nide

antihypertensive

diuretics

-mab

monoclonal antibodies

statin

antihyperlipidemia statins

glitazone

antidiabetic

glinide

antidiabetic

-dronate

osteoporosis

-tidine

anti-ulcer

-prazole

anti-ulcer