Drug Name Stems

-afil

phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor for erectile dysfunction

-azepam, -azolam

Benzodiazepine for anxiety and/or insomnia

-azole

Antifungal for fungal infections

-barbital

Barbiturates or barbiturate derivative (sedative-hypnotics) for seizures

ceph-, cef-

cephalosporin antibiotic for bacterial infections

-dronate

bisphosphonate for osteroporosis

-floxacin

Fluoroquinolone antibiotic for bacterial infections

-gliptin

antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme for type II diabetes

-icillin

penicillin antibiotic for bacterial infections

-olol

beta blocker for hypertension and arrythmias

-oprost

prostaglandin analog used to treat glaucoma

-osin

alpha adrenergic receptor blocker for high blood pressure and/or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

-prazole

proton pump inhibitor (PPI) for GERD

-pril

angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor used to lower blood pressure

-sartan

Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) for hypertension

-setron

Serotonin (5-HT3) antagonist for nausea and vomitting

-sone, -solone

corticosteroid for inflammation

-statin

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor for high cholesterol

-tidine

H2 receptor blockers for GERD

-triptan

serotonin agonist (5-HT agonist) for migraine headaches

-vir

antiviral for viral infections like shingles, genital herpes, and HIV/AIDS