Medication Categories (Suffixes) Flashcards
(31 cards)
ACE inhibitors (HTN)
-pril
alpha-1 blockers (HTN)
-azosin
alpha-1 receptor blockers (BPH)
-losin
amnioglycoside antibiotics
-micin, -mycin
angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs, HTN)
-sartan
anticholinergic bronchodilators
-tropium
antifungals
-conazole
barbiturates (for epilepsy)
-barbital
benzodiazepines
-azepam
beta-agonist bronchodilators
-terol
beta-blockers (HTN)
-olol
bone resorption inhibitors
-dronate, -dronic
calcium channel blockers (HTN)
-dipine
carbapenem antibiotics
-penem
corticosteroids
-lone, -sone
corticosteroids (more common)
-lone, -sone, -solone
corticosteroids (respiratory)
-methasone, -metasone
corticosteroids (respiratory)
-solide, -solone
fluoroquinolone antibiotics
-floxacin
H2 blockers
-tidine
HMB-COA reductase inhibitors
-statin
hydantoin anticonvulsants
-toin
low molecular-weight heparin
-parin
NSAIDs
-profen, -coxib