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Common Drugs Prescribed according to FDA | ||||||
The prefixes, roots, and suffixes apply only to generic names. | ||||||
prefix, root, suffix | examples (generic names) | drug class or drug category | Action | Side/adverse effects | Interventions (assessment and adminstration) | Patient Education |
-afil | avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil | phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor | ||||
-asone | betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone | cort | ||||
-bicin | doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin | antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent | ||||
-bital | butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital | barbiturate (sedative) | ||||
-caine | bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine | local anesthetic | ||||
cef-, ceph- | cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin | cephalosporin antibiotic | ||||
-cillin | amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin | penicillin antibiotic | ||||
clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone | corticosteroid | |||||
-cycline | demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline | tetracycline antibiotic | ||||
-dazole | albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; tinidazole | anthelmintic; | antibiotic; antibacterial | |||
-dipine | amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine | calcium channel blocker | ||||
-dronate | alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate | bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor | ||||
-eprazole | esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole | proton pump inhibitor (PPI) | ||||
-fenac | bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac | NSAID | ||||
-floxacin | besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin | quinolone antibiotic | ||||
-gliptin | saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin | antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme | ||||
-glitazone | pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone | antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione | ||||
-iramine | brompheniramine; chlorpheniramine; pheniramine | antihistamine | ||||
-lamide | acetazolamide; brinzolamide; dorzolamide; methazolamide | carbonic anhydrase inhibitor | ||||
-mab | adalimumab; daclizumab; infliximab; omalizumab; trastuzumab | monoclonal antibody | ||||
-mustine | carmustine; estramustine; lomustine; bendamustine | alkylating agent (antineoplastic) | ||||
-mycin | azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin; erythromycin | |||||
-nacin | darifenacin; solifenacin | muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic) | ||||
-nazole | fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole; terconazole; tioconazole | antifungal | ||||
-olol | atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol; propranolol; timolol | beta blocker | ||||
-olone | fluocinolone; fluorometholone; prednisolone; triamcinolone | |||||
nandrolone; oxandrolone; oxymetholone | anabolic steroid | |||||
-onide | budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; fluocinonide; halcinonide | |||||
-oprazole | dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; pantoprazole | |||||
parin; -parin | dalteparin; enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin; tinzaparin | antithrombotic; anticoagulant (blood thinner) | ||||
-phylline | aminophylline; dyphylline; oxtriphylline; theophylline | xanthine derivative (bronchodilator) | ||||
-pramine | clomipramine; desipramine; imipramine; trimipramine | tricyclic | antidepressant | |||
pred; pred- | loteprednol; prednicarbate; prednisolone; prednisone | |||||
-pril | benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril; moexipril; ramipril | ACE inhibitor | ||||
-profen | fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; ketoprofen | |||||
-ridone | iloperidone; paliperidone; risperidone | atypical antipsychotic | ||||
-sartan | candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; olmesartan; valsartan | angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB | ||||
-semide | furosemide; torsemide | loop diuretic (water pill) | ||||
-setron | alosetron; | dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron | serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist | |||
antiemetic and antinauseant | ||||||
-statin | atorvastatin; lovastatin; pitavastatin; pravastatin; rosuvastatin; simvastatin | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins | ||||
sulfa- | sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; sulfamethoxazole; sulfasalazine | antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-inflammatory | ||||
-tadine | alcaftadine; cyproheptadine; desloratadine; loratadine; olopatadine | |||||
amantadine; rimantadine | antiviral; anti-influenza-A | |||||
-terol | albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol; salmeterol | beta agonist; bronchodilator | ||||
-thiazide | chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide; methyclothiazide | thiazide diuretic (water pill) | ||||
-tinib | crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; gefitinib; imatinib | antineoplastic (kinase inhibitor) | ||||
-trel | desogestrel; etonogestrel; levonorgestrel; norgestrel | female hormone (progestin) | ||||
tretin-; tretin; -tretin | acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; tretinoin | retinoid; dermatologic agent; form of vitamin A | ||||
-triptan | almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; sumatriptan; zolmitriptan | antimigraine; selective 5-HT receptor agonist | ||||
-tyline | amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline | |||||
vir; | -vir | abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine; ritonavir; tenofovir | antiviral; anti-HIV | |||
adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with interferon) | antiviral; anti-hepatitis | |||||
acyclovir; famciclovir; penciclovir; valacyclovir | antiviral; anti-herpes | |||||
cidofovir; ganciclovir; valganciclovir | antiviral; anti-CMV | |||||
oseltamivir; zanamivir | antiviral; anti-flu | |||||
-vudine | lamivudine; stavudine; telbivudine; zidovudine | antiviral; nucleoside analogues | ||||
-zepam | clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam | benzodiazepine | ||||
-zodone | nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone | |||||
-zolam | alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam | |||||
-zosin | alfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin | alpha blocker |
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