Common Drug Suffixes and their Meanings Flashcards

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trop/Scop

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Suffix indicating drugs with anti-muscarinic properties, such as atropine and scopolamine

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-curium/-coronium

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Suffix indicating non-depolarizing paralytic drugs, for example, atracurium and rocuronium

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-aine

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Suffix indicating Na+ channel blocker/local anesthetic drugs, like lidocaine, proparacaine, and cocaine

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-pam/-lam

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Suffix indicating benzodiazepine drugs, for instance, diazepam, lorazepam, and midazolam

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-peridol

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Suffix indicating typical antipsychotic drugs, such as haloperidol and droperidol

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-apine/-idone

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Suffix indicating atypical antipsychotic drugs, like ziprasidone, risperidone, and olanzapine

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-olol

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Suffix indicating beta blocker drugs, for example, metoprolol and esmolol

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-alol/-ilol

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Suffix indicating beta blocker combined with another drug, such as labetalol and carvedilol

Combined Alpha and Beta Blockers

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-pril

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Suffix indicating ACE inhibitor drugs, like captopril

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-dipine

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Suffix indicating vaso-specific Ca2+ channel blocker drugs, for instance, nicardipine, nifedipine, and clevidipine

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-sartan

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Term for angiotensin receptor blocker drugs, such as losartan

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-statin

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Term for antihyperlipidemic drugs, like atorvastatin and rosuvastatin

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Diuretic

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Type of drug that increases the production of urine, including loop diuretics (e.g., furosemide) and thiazide diuretics (e.g., hydrochlorothiazide)

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Histamine-2 Blocker

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Type of drug that inhibits the production of stomach acid, for example, ranitidine and famotidine

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Proton Pump Inhibitor

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Type of drug that reduces the production of stomach acid, such as omeprazole

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-semide

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loop diuretic (furosemide)

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-zide

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thiazide diuretics (hydrochlorothiazide)

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-tidine

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H2 receptor antagonists (ranitidine, famotidine)

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-prazole

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Proton Pump Inhibitor (omeprazole, lansoprazole)<br></br>Therapeutic Use: gastric and peptic ulcer, GERD, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome