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Lange Smart Charts: Pharmacology, 2e

Pharmacologic Suffixes
Suffix Class Clinical Use Example

-afil Phosphodiesterase inhibitors Erectile dysfunction, Sildenafil


pulmonary HTN

-ane Inhaled anesthetics Anesthesia Halothane

-artan Angiotensin receptor blockers Hypertension Losartan

-azepam, - Benzodiazepinea Anxiety Lorazepam,


zolam 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 Depression Fluoxetine


inhibitors

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

-floxacin Fluoroquinolones Antibiotics Levofloxacin

-fungin Echinocandins Antifungal Caspofungin

-grastim, Granulocyte colony stimulating Blood dyscrasias Filgrastim,


gramostim factors sargramostim

-ide Loop diuretics Hypertension Furosemide

-ipine Dihydropyridine calcium Hypertension Nifedipine


channel blockers
Suffix Class Clinical Use Example

-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 Allergies Cimetidine


antihistamine

-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

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