Drug endings

Question 1

-bendazole

Answer 1

Antimicrobial

Antiparasitic/antihelmintic (mebendazole)

Question 2

-cillin

Answer 2

Antimicrobial

Peptidoglycan synthesis inhibitor (ampicillin)

Question 3

-cycline

Answer 3

Antimicrobial

Protein synthesis inhibitor (tetracycline)

Question 4

-ivir

Answer 4

Antimicrobial
Neurominidase inhibitor (oseltamivir)

Question 5

-navir

Answer 5

Antimicrobial
Protease inhibitor (ritonavir)

Question 6

-ovir

Answer 6

Antimicrobial

DNA polymerase inhibitor (Acyclovir)

Question 7

-thromycin

Answer 7

Antimicrobial
Macrolide antibiotic (azithromycin)
Inhibits protein synthesis at the 50S subunit

Question 8

-ane

Answer 8

CNS

Inhalation general anesthetic (halothane)

Question 9

-azine

Answer 9

CNS
Typical antipsychotic (thioridazine)

Question 10

-barbital

Answer 10

CNS

Barbiturate (phenobarbital)

Question 11

-caine

Answer 11

CNS
Local anesthetic (lidocaine)

Question 12

-etine

Answer 12

CNS

SSRI (fluoxetine)

Question 13

• ipramine

- triptyline

Answer 13

CNS

TCA (imipramine, amitriptyline)

Question 14

-triptan

Answer 14

CNS

5-HT-1B/1D agonist (sumatriptan)

Question 15

• zepam

- zolam

Answer 15

CNS

Benzodiazepine (diazepam, alprazolam)

Question 16

-azole

Answer 16

Antimicrobial

Ergosterol synthesis inhibitor (ketoconazole)

Question 17

-chol

Answer 17

Autonomic
Cholinergic agonist (bethanechol/carbachol)

Question 18

-curium, -curonium

Answer 18

Autonomic
Nondepolarizing paralytic (atracurium, vecuronium)

Question 19

-olol

Answer 19

Autonomic

B-blocker (propranolol)

Question 20

-stigmine

Answer 20

Autonomic
AChE Inhibitor (neostigmine)

Question 21

-terol

Answer 21

Autonomic

B2-agonist (albuterol)

Question 22

-zosin

Answer 22

Autonomic

A1-antagonist (prazosin)

Question 23

-afil

Answer 23

Cardiovascular

PDE-5 Inhibitor (sildenafil)

Question 24

-dipine

Answer 24

Cardiovascular
Dihydropyridine CCB (amlodipine)

Question 25

-pril

Answer 25

``` Cardiovascular ACE inhibitor (captopril) ```

Question 26

-sartan

Answer 26

Cardiovascular | Angiotensin-II receptor blocker (losartan)

Question 27

-statin

Answer 27

Cardiovascular | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (atorvastatin)

Question 28

-dronate

Answer 28

Bisphosphonate (alendronate) | Prevents bone mass loss

Question 29

-glitazone

Answer 29

PPAR-gamma activator (rosiglitazone) | Increases insulin sensitivity to PPAR-g receptor

Question 30

-prazole

Answer 30

Proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole)

Question 31

-prost

Answer 31

``` Prostaglandin analog (latanoprost) Reduces intraocular pressure by increasing outflow Protects GI lining ```

Question 32

-tidine

Answer 32

H2-antagonist (cimetidine) | Blocks release of histamine from parietal cells

Question 33

-tropin

Answer 33

Pituitary hormone (somatotropin)

Question 34

-ximab

Answer 34

Chimeric monoclonal Ab (basiliximab)

Question 35

-zumab

Answer 35

Humanized monoclonal Ab (daclizumab)