NURS 807 Pharm Suffix And Drug Classes - Complete

NURS 807 Pharm Suffix And Drug Classes - Complete

-afil

avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil Right Ans - phosphodiesterase
(PDE) inhibitor

-asone

betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone
Right Ans - corticosteroid

-bicin

doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin Right Ans - antineoplastic;
cytotoxic agent

-bital

butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital Right Ans -
barbiturate (sedative)

-caine

bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine Right Ans -
local anesthetic

cef-, ceph-

cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin Right Ans - cephalosporin
antibiotic

-cillin

amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin Right Ans -
penicillin antibiotic

cort

, clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone Right Ans - corticosteroid

-cycline

demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline Right Ans -
tetracycline antibiotic

-dazole

albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; tinidazole Right Ans -
anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial

-dipine

amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine Right Ans -
calcium channel blocker

-dronate

alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate Right Ans -
bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor

-eprazole

esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole Right Ans - proton pump inhibitor
(PPI)

-fenac

bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac Right Ans - NSAID

-floxacin

besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin Right Ans -
quinolone antibiotic

-gliptin