Medication Indications and Common Prefixes/Roots/Suffixes

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ACE Inhibitors

-pril

ARBs

-sartan

Beta-blockers (BBs)

-olol/-ilol

Calcium channel blockers

-dipine

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (cholesterol lowering)

-statin

PCSK9 inhibitors (cholesterol lowering)

-cumab

Anti-inflammatory for GI tract

-sala- (root)

Digestive enzymes

-ase

PPIs

-prazole

Sulfonylureas

gli-/gly- (prefix)

DPP-4 inhibitors

-gliptin

GLP-1 agonists

-(glu)tide

SGLT2 inhibitors

-gliflozin

HRTs

contain estrogen/progesterone/testosterone (ish)

Antibiotics

-floxacin

Antineoplastics

-platin/-taxel

Antiviral

-vir

Steroids

-sone/-solone

Bisphosponates

-dronate/-dronic

Local anesthetics

-caine

SSRIs

-pram

Benzodiazepines

-azepam/-azolam

Migraines

-triptan/-umab/”caffeine”

Prostaglandin analogs

-oprost

Oral contraceptives

Ethinyl

PDE-5 inhibitors

-afil

Inhaled beta-agonists

-terol

Inhaled anticholinergics

-tropium

Leukotrine modifiers

-lukast

Alpha-blockers

-osin