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