PTCE Suffixes, Prefixes, and Root Words

-asone

corticosteroid

-cillin

penicillin antibiotic

-cycline

tetracycline

-dipine

calcium channel blocker, antihypertensive

-dronate

bisphosphonate

-eprazole

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

-fenac

NSAID

-floxacin

fluoroquinolone antibiotic

-gliptin

DPP-4 inhibitor, diabetes agent

-glitazone

thiazolidinedione, diabetes agent

-mab

monoclonal antibody

-mycin

macrolide antibiotic

-nazole

anti-fungal

-olol

beta blocker, antihypertensive

-olone

corticosteroid

-onide

corticosteroid

-oprazole

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

-pril

ACE inhibitor, antihypertensive

-profen

NSAID

-ridone

antipsychotic

-sartan

angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB), antihypertensive

-semide

loop diuretic, antihypertensive

-setron

serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, anti-emetic

-statin

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, cholesterol lowering agent

-tadine

histamine H-1 receptor antagonist, antihistamine

-terol

beta-agonist, asthma treatment

-thiazide

thiazide diuretic, antihypertensive

-trel

female hormone (progestin)

-triptan

migraine treatment, 5HT1 agonist

-tyline

tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)

-vir

anti-viral, influzenza

-zepam

benzodiazepine, sedative

-zodone

antidepressant

-zolam

benzodiazepine, sedative

-zosin

alpha blocker

cef-, ceph-

cephalosporin antibiotic

sulfa-

sulfa containing medication

cort

corticosteroid

pred, pred-

corticosteroid