Drug suffixes

Question 1

-afil

Answer 1

Phosphodiesterase inhibitors - Sildenafil, tadalafil

Question 2

-azepam

Answer 2

Benzodiazepines - Lorazepam, Diazepam

Question 3

-azine

Answer 3

Phenothiazine - Chlorpromazine, thioridazine, promethazine (neuroleptics)

Question 4

-azolam

Answer 4

Benzodiazepines - Alprazolam, midazolam, triazolam

Question 5

-barbital

Answer 5

Barbituates - phenobarbital, secobarbital

Question 6

-bendazole

Answer 6

Benzimidazoles (antihelminth) - Mebendazole, albendazole

Question 7

-caine

Answer 7

Local anesthetics - lidocaine, tetracaine

Question 8

-chol

Answer 8

Muscarinic agonists - bethanechol, carbachol

Question 9

-cillin

Answer 9

Penicillin - amoxicillin, methicillin

Question 10

-conazole

Answer 10

Imidazole (antifungals) - Fluconazole, Ketoconazole

Question 11

-curium

Answer 11

Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker - atracurium, mivacurium

Question 12

-curonium

Answer 12

Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker - vecuronium, rocuronium

Question 13

-cycline

Answer 13

Protein synthesis inhibitors - Tetracycline, doxycycline

Question 14

-dipine

Answer 14

Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers - nifedipine, amlodipine

Question 15

-dronate

Answer 15

Bisphosphonates - alendronate, risedronate

Question 16

-etine

Answer 16

SSRI - fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline

Question 17

-flurane

Answer 17

Inhaled anesthetic - isoflurane, sevoflurane

Question 18

-gliptin

Answer 18

DPP-IV inhibitors - sitagliptin, saxagliptin

Question 19

-glitazone

Answer 19

Thiazolidinedione - Pioglitazone, rosaglitazone

Question 20

-ipramine

Answer 20

TCA - clomipramine, imipramine

Question 21

-mab

Answer 21

Monoclonal ab - infliximab, rituximab

Question 22

-mustine

Answer 22

Nitrosourea (nitrogen mustard - antineoplastic) - lomustine

Question 23

-navir

Answer 23

Protease inhibitors - ritonavir, saquinavir

Question 24

-olol

Answer 24

Beta blocker - atenolol, metoprolol

Question 25

-operidol

Answer 25

Neuroleptic - haloperidol, droperidol

Question 26

-phylline

Answer 26

Methylxanthine - theophylline, aminophylline

Question 27

-pril

Answer 27

ACE inhibitors - lisinopril, enalapril

Question 28

-prost

Answer 28

Prostaglandin analog - latanoprost, travoprost

Question 29

-sartan

Answer 29

Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) - losartan, valsartan

Question 30

-statin

Answer 30

HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors - atorvastatin, simvastatin

Question 31

-stigmine

Answer 31

Anticholinesterase (indirect muscarinic agonists) - physostigmine, rivastigmine, neostigmine

Question 32

-terol

Answer 32

Beta-2 agonist - albuterol, salmeterol

Question 33

-tidine

Answer 33

H2 histamine antagonists - cimetidine, ranitidine

Question 34

-triptan

Answer 34

5-HT 1b/1d agonists - sumatriptan, rizatriptan

Question 35

-triptyline

Answer 35

TCA - amitriptyline, nortriptyline

Question 36

-tropin

Answer 36

Pituitary hormone - somatotropin, thyrotropin

Question 37

-zosin

Answer 37

alpha-1 antagonist - Prazosin, doxazosin

Question 38

-thromycin

Answer 38

Macrolides - azithromycin, erythromycin