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Lange Smart Charts: Pharmacology, 2e > Pharmacologic Suffixes

 
Catherine E. Pelletier-Dattu+
  
 
Suffix Class Clinical Use Example

-afil Phosphodiesterase inhibitors Erectile dysfunction, pulmonary HTN Sildenafil

-ane Inhaled anesthetics Anesthesia Halothane

-artan Angiotensin receptor blockers Hypertension Losartan

-azepam, -zolam Benzodiazepinea Anxiety Lorazepam, midazolam

-azine Phenothiazines Antipsychotic Chlorpromazine

-azole Azole antifungals Antifungal Ketoconazole

-barbital Barbituates Anxiety Phenobarbital

-caine Local anesthetics Anesthesia Lidocaine

-cillin Penicillin antibiotics Antibiotic Ticarcillin

-cycline Tetracyclines Antibiotic Doxycycline

-etine Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Depression Fluoxetine

-feb, -fene Selective estrogen response modifiers Osteoporosis, breast cancer Tamoxifen, clomifene

-floxacin Fluoroquinolones Antibiotics Levofloxacin

-fungin Echinocandins Antifungal Caspofungin

-grastim, gramostim Granulocyte colony stimulating factors Blood dyscrasias Filgrastim, sargramostim

-ide Loop diuretics Hypertension Furosemide

-ipine Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers Hypertension Nifedipine

-ipramine Tricyclic antidepressants Depression Desipramine

-ium, -uronium Nondepolarizing paralytics Anesthesia Vercuronium, atracurium

-lukast LTD4 receptor antagonist Asthma Montelukast

-navir Protease inhibitor Antiviral Saquinavir

-olol Beta blocker Hypertension Propranolol

-oxin Cardiac glycoside Arrhythmias Digoxin

-phylline Methylxanthine Bronchodilator Theophylline

-pril ACE inhibitor Hypertension Lisinopril


-quine Quinolone derivatives Antimalarial Chloroquine

-statin HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors Hyperlipidemia Simvastatin

-tecan Topoisomerase I inhibitor Chemotherapy Topotecan

-terol β2 agonist Bronchodilator Albuterol

-tidine  Second generation antihistamine Allergies Cimetidine

-tine Allylamine antifungals Antifungal Terbinafine

-toposide Topoisomerase II inhibitor Chemotherapy Etoposide

-triptan 5-HT1B/1D agonist Migraines Imi

-tropin Pituitary hormone Hormone deficiency Somatotropin

-vaptan Vasopressin receptor antagonist Hypertension Tolvaptan

-zosin α1 antagonist Hypertension, BPH Terazosin

Date of download: 11/08/20 from AccessPharmacy: accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com, Copyright © McGraw Hill. All rights reserved.
 
 

 
 

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