Drug Roots Quiz

-afil

phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor

-asone

corticosteroid

-bicin

antineoplastic, cytotoxic agent

-bital

barbiturate (sedative)

-caine

local anesthetic

cef-, ceph-

cephalosporin antibiotic

-cillin

penicillin antibiotic

-cort-

corticosteroid.

-cycline

tetracycline antibiotic

-dazole

anthelmintic, antibiotic, antibacterial

-dipine

calcium channel blocker

-dronate

bisphosphonate, bone resorption inhibitor

-eprazole

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

-fenac

NSAID

-floxacin

quinolone antibiotic

-gliptin

glitazone, inhibitor of DPP-4 enzyme

-glitazone

antidiabetic, thiazolidinedione

-iramine

antihistamine

-lamide

carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

-mab

monoclonal antibody

-mustine

alkylating agent (antineoplastic)

-mycin

antibiotic, antibacterial

-nacin

muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic)

-nazole

antifungal

-olol

beta blocker

-olone

corticosteroid (fluocinolone, fluorometholone, prednisolone, triamcinolone)

-olone

anabolic steroid (nandrolone, oxandrolone, oxymetholone)

-onide

corticosteroid

-oprazole

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

-parin-, -parin

antithrombotic, anticoagulant (blood thinner)