Drug Classes (Prefix-Suffix)

-actone

Diuretic - (Hypertension)

-artan; -sartan

angiotensin II receptor blocker (A2RB) - (Hypertension)

-azosin

alpha blockers - (Hypertension)

ceph- ; cef-

antibiotic (prefix) - (Bacterial Infections)

-cillin ; -floxacin; -cycline

antibiotic (suffix) - (Bacterial Infections)

-codone

opiods - (Pain)

-cyclovir ; -vir

antiviral - (Viral Infections)

-pine; -dipine

Calcium channel blocker - (Hypertension)

-afil; -fil

phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) Inhibitors - (Erectile Dysfunction)

-emide

loop diuretic - (Hypertension)

-glinide; -glitazone

antidiabetic - (Type 2 Diabetes)

-fen ; -phen

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) - (Inflammation)

-ine

SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) - (Depression)

-nacin

anticholinergic - (COPD, Asthma, Incontinence)

-olol

beta blocker - (hypertension)

-olone ; -sone

corticosteroids - (Autoimmune, Athsma, COPD, Rheumatoid Arthritis)

-osin

Selective alpha-1 blocker - (Hypertension)

-pam

benzodiazepines “benzos” - (Insomnia, Anxiety)

-pramine; -tryptyline

Tricyclic antidepressants - (Depression)

-razole

Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) - (GERD)

-pril

ACE Inhibitor; Antihypertensive - (Hypertension)

-statin

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - (Hyperlipedemia)

-steride

5 alpha-reductase inhibitor - (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or BPH)

-terol

Long-Acting beta-agonist (LABAs); Bronchodilators - (COPD, Athsma)

-tidine

H2 Blockers - (Gastric Ulcers, GERD)

-triptan

Serotonin Receptor Agonists - (Migraine)