Medication Prefix/Suffix

Question 1

-dine

Answer 1

H2 Blockers

famotidine, ranitidine, cimetidine

Question 2

cef-, ceph-

Answer 2

cephalosporin antibiotic

cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin

Question 3

-cillin

Answer 3

penicillin antibiotic

amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin

Question 4

cort

Answer 4

corticosteroid

fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone

Question 5

-cycline

Answer 5

tetracycline antibiotic

demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline

Question 6

-dipine

Answer 6

calcium channel blocker (blood pressure)

amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine

Question 7

-eprazole

Answer 7

proton pump inhibitor (PPI) (acid reducer)

esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole

Question 8

-floxacin

Answer 8

quinolone antibiotic

besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin

Question 9

-mycin

Answer 9

antibiotic; antibacterial

azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin; erythromycin

Question 10

-olol

Answer 10

beta blocker (heart rate/ blood pressure)

atenolol; metoprolol; propranolol

Question 11

-oprazole

Answer 11

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

lansoprazole; pantoprazole

Question 12

-pril

Answer 12

ACE inhibitor (blood pressure)

benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril

Question 13

-sartan

Answer 13

angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB (blood pressure)

candesartan; losartan; valsartan

Question 14

-semide

Answer 14

loop diuretic (water pill)

furosemide; torsemide

Question 15

-statin

Answer 15

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins

atorvastatin; lovastatin; pravastatin; rosuvastatin; simvastatin

Question 16

-terol

Answer 16

beta agonist; bronchodilator

albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol; salmeterol

Question 17

-zepam

Answer 17

benzodiazepine

clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam

Question 18

-zolam

Answer 18

benzodiazepine

alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam

Question 19

-zosin

Answer 19

alpha blocker (blood pressure, urinary retention)

doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin

Question 20

-asone

Answer 20

corticosteroid

betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone

Question 21

-bital

Answer 21

barbiturate (sedative)

butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital

Question 22

-caine

Answer 22

local anesthetic

bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine

Question 23

cort

Answer 23

corticosteroid

clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone

Question 24

-gliptin

Answer 24

antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme

saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin

Question 25

-nazole

Answer 25

antifungal fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole; terconazole; tioconazole

Question 26

parin; -parin

Answer 26

antithrombotic; anticoagulant (blood thinner) enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin