NURSE-UN 240 Medication Prefix Root and Suffix,GRADED A

NURSE-UN 240 Medication Prefix Root and Suffix Medication Prefix, Root and Suffix Prefix, Root, Suffix Examples (generic names) Drug Class or Category -afil avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor -asone betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone corticosteroid -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 cort 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 Prefix, Root, Examples (generic names) Drug Class or Category Suffix -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 antibiotic; antibacterial -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 corticosteroid -olone nandrolone; oxandrolone; oxymetholone anabolic steroid -onide budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; fluocinonide; halcinonide corticosteroid -oprazole dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; pantoprazole proton pump inhibitor (PPI) 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 (TCA) pred; pred- loteprednol; prednicarbate; prednisolone; prednisone corticosteroid -pril benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril; moexipril; ramipril ACE inhibitor -profen fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; ketoprofen NSAID -ridone iloperidone; paliperidone; risperidone atypical antipsychotic Prefix, Root, Suffix Examples (generic names) Drug Class or Category -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 -setron dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron 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 cyproheptadine; desloratadine; loratadine; olopatadine antihistamine -tadine 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 tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) vir; -vir abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine; ritonavir; tenofovir antiviral; anti-HIV vir; -vir adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with interferon) antiviral; anti-hepatitis -vir acyclovir; famciclovir; penciclovir; valacyclovir antiviral; anti-herpes -vir cidofovir; ganciclovir; valganciclovir antiviral; anti-CMV -vir oseltamivir; zanamivir antiviral; anti-flu -vudine lamivudine; stavudine; telbivudine; zidovudine antiviral; nucleoside analogues Prefix, Root, Suffix Examples (generic names) Drug Class or Category -zepam clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam benzodiazepine -zodone nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone antidepressant -zolam alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam benzodiazepine -zosin aFDAlfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin alpha blocker