A&P - Drug Prefix, Root, & Suffix

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-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

biphosphoonate; bone resorption inhibitor

-eprazole

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

-fenac

NSAID

-floxacin

quinolone antibiotic

-gliptin

antidiabetic; inhibitor of DPP-4 enzyme

-glitazone

antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione

-iramine

antihistamine

-lamide

carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

-mab

monoclonal antibody

-mustine

alkylating agent (antineoplastic)

-mycin

antibiotic; antibacterial

-niacin

muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic)

-nazole

antifungal

-olol

beta blocker

-olone

corticosteroid

-olone

anabolic steroid-

-onide

corticosteroid

-oprazole

protein pump inhibitor (PPI)

parin; -parin

antithrombotic; anticoagulant

-phylline

xanthine derivative (bronchodialator)

-pramine

tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)

pred; pred-

corticosteroid

-pril

ACE inhibitor

-profen

NSAID

-ridone

atypical antipsychotic

-sartan

angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB

-semide

loop diuretic (water pill)

-setron

serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist

-setron

antiemetic and antinauseant

-statin

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins

sulfa-

antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-inflammatory

-tadine

antihistamine

-tadine

antiviral; anti-influenza-A

-terol

beta antagonist; bronchodialator

-thiazide

thiazide diuretic (water pill)

-tinib

antineoplastic (Kinase inhibitor)

-trel

female hormone (progestin)

tretin-; tretin; -tretin

retinoid; dermatologic agent; form of vitamin A

-triptan

antimigraine; selective 5-HT receptor agonist

-tyline

tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)

vir; -vir

antiviral; anti-HIV

vir; -vir

antiviral; anti-hepatitis

-vir

antiviral; anti-herpes

-vir

antiviral; anti-CMV

-vir

antiviral; anti-flu

-vudine

antiviral; nucleoside analogues

-zepam

benzodiazepine

-zodone

antidepressant

-zolam

benzodiazepine

-zosin

alpha blocker