LK

Drug suffixes

CCBs → dipine (amlodepine)

Erectile dysfunction -afil (slidinafil)

Anesthetic → caine (lidocaine)

ACEls → pril (lisinopril)

Benzos → pam/lam (lorazepam)

Antilpidemic → statin (arorvastatin)

Corticosteroid → asone/solone (prednisone)

BB → olol (metoprolol)

Penicilin → cillin (amoxicillin)

Hypoglycemic → ide (glipizide)

PPI → prazole (omeprazole)

antiviral → vir (vancyclovir)

thrombolytic (tpA) → ase (aleplase)

antiemetic → azine (promethazine)

Bronchodilator → phylline (theophylline)

anticoagulation→ arin (warfarin)

anti-ulcer → dine (famotidine)

antihistamine → zine (cetirizine)

Antibiotic → cycline (doxycycline)

aminoglycoside → mycin (erythromycin)

antibiotic → floxacin (cirlofloxacin )

TCAs → tyline (amitriptyline)

SSRIs → pram/ine (citalorpam/ sertaline)

ARBs → sartan ( losartan)