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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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