Drug classification:

sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; -asone fluticasone; mometasone -bicin doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; -bital secobarbital bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; -caine prilocaine; proparacaine cef-, cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephcephalexin amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; -cillin nafcillin; oxacillin cort clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; -cycline tetracycline

prefix, root, suffix -afil

examples (generic names)

drug class or drug category phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor corticosteroid antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent barbiturate (sedative) local anesthetic cephalosporin antibiotic penicillin antibiotic corticosteroid tetracycline antibiotic

-dazole -dipine -dronate eprazole -fenac -floxacin -gliptin glitazon e -iramine -lamide -mab

albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; tinidazole amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone brompheniramine; chlorpheniramine; pheniramine acetazolamide; brinzolamide; dorzolamide; methazolamide adalimumab; daclizumab; infliximab; omalizumab; trastuzumab

anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial calcium channel blocker bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor proton pump inhibitor (PPI) NSAID quinolone antibiotic antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione antihistamine carbonic anhydrase inhibitor monoclonal antibody

-mustine -mycin -nacin -nazole -olol -olone -olone -onide

carmustine; estramustine; lomustine; bendamustine azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin; erythromycin darifenacin; solifenacin fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole; terconazole atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol; propranolol; timolol fluocinolone; fluorometholone; prednisolone; triamcinolone nandrolone; oxandrolone; oxymetholone budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; fluocinonide; halcinonide

alkylating agent (antineoplastic) antibiotic; antibacterial muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic) antifungal beta blocker corticosteroid anabolic steroid corticosteroid proton pump inhibitor (PPI) antithrombotic; anticoagulant (blood thinner) xanthine derivative (bronchodilator) tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)

dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; pantoprazole oprazole parin; - dalteparin; enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin; parin tinzaparin aminophylline; dyphylline; oxtriphylline; -phylline theophylline -pramine clomipramine; desipramine; imipramine;

pred; pred-pril -profen -ridone -sartan -semide -setron -setron -statin sulfa-tadine

trimipramine loteprednol; prednicarbate; prednisolone; prednisone benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril; moexipril; ramipril fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; ketoprofen iloperidone; paliperidone; risperidone candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; olmesartan; valsartan furosemide; torsemide alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron atorvastatin; lovastatin; pitavastatin; pravastatin; rosuvastatin; simvastatin sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; sulfamethoxazole; sulfasalazine cyproheptadine; desloratadine; loratadine; olopatadine

corticosteroid ACE inhibitor NSAID atypical antipsychotic angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB loop diuretic (water pill) serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist antiemetic and antinauseant HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-inflammatory antihistamine

-tadine -terol -thiazide -tinib -trel tretin-; tretin; tretin -triptan -tyline vir; -vir vir; -vir -vir

amantadine; rimantadine albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol; salmeterol chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide; methyclothiazide crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; gefitinib; imatinib desogestrel; etonogestrel; levonorgestrel; norgestrel acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; tretinoin almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; sumatriptan; zolmitriptan amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine; ritonavir; tenofovir adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with interferon) acyclovir; famciclovir; penciclovir; valacyclovir

antiviral; anti-influenza-A beta agonist; bronchodilator thiazide diuretic (water pill) antineoplastic (kinase inhibitor) female hormone (progestin) retinoid; dermatologic agent; form of vitamin A antimigraine; selective 5-HT receptor agonist tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) antiviral; anti-HIV antiviral; anti-hepatitis antiviral; anti-herpes

-vir -vir -vudine -zepam -zodone -zolam -zosin prefix, root, suffix

cidofovir; ganciclovir; valganciclovir oseltamivir; zanamivir lamivudine; stavudine; telbivudine; zidovudine clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam alfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin examples (generic names)

antiviral; anti-CMV antiviral; anti-flu antiviral; nucleoside analogues benzodiazepine antidepressant benzodiazepine alpha blocker drug class or drug category