Drug Names

Question 1

Drug prefix

Answer 1

Cefa- cefalosporin- cefitaxime

Gli- sulfonylureas- glibenclamide

A/oquine- quinine antimalarial- mefloquine

Artan- angiotensin 2 receptor antagonists- Losartan/temlisartan

A/ovir - antiviral- acyclovir

Azepam- benzodiazepams- diazepam

Azole- azole antifungal agents- fluconazole

Caine- local anaesthetic- lignocaine

Cillin - penicillin - ampicillin

Coxib- cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor- celecoxib

Cycline- tetracycline antibiotics- doxycycline

Dipine- calcium channel blockers- nifedipine

Dronate- bisphosphonates- alendronate

Eplase- fibrinolytic agents- alteplase

Floxacin- quinolone antibiotics - ciprofloxacin

Glitazone- thiazolidinediones- rosiglitazone

I/ythromycin- macrolide antibiotics- erythromycin

Lutamide- antiandrogens- flutamide

Mab- monoclonal antibodies- trastuzumab

Olol (most)- bets blocker- propranolol

Onidine- alpha adrenoceptor agonist- clonidine

Oprost- prostaglandin agonist- carboprost

Oxacin- quinolone antibiotics- norflaxacin

Oxifene- selective oestrogen receptor modulators- raloxifene

Prazole- proton pump inhibitors- omeprazole

Pril- ACE inhibitors- captopril

Pristone- progesterone receptor antagonists- mifepristone

Rubicin- anthracycline cytotoxic agent- doxorubicin

Setron- 5-HT antagonist- ondansetron

Statin (some)- HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors- simvastatin

Stim- colony-stimulating factors- filgrastim

Tidine- histamine H2 receptor antagonists- imatinib

Triptan- 5-HT agonist- sumatriptan

Zolamide- carbonic anhydrase inhibitor- acetazolamide