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-dipine
Calcium Channel Blocker (nifedipine, amlodipine)
Therapeutic Use: Angina, HTN
-afil
Erectile Dysfunction
-Tadalafil
-Vardenafil
-caine
Anesthetics
-pril
ACE Inhibitor (Captopril, lisinopril)
Therapeutic Use: HTN, HF, MI, Diabetic Neuropathy
-pam, -lam
Benzodiazepine
-statin
Antilipidemic (lovastatin, simvastatin)
Therapeutic Use: Hypercholesterolemia, Prevention of Coronary Events, Protection
against MI and stroke in clients with disbetes
-asone, -solone
Corticosteroid (prednisone, prednisolone)
Therapeutic Use: status asthmaticus, acute asthma attack, asthma attack PPX
-olol
Beta Blocker (propranolol, metoprolol)
Therapeutic Use: HTN, Angina, Tachydysrhythmia, HF, MI
-cillin
Penicillin
-ide
Oral Hypoglycemic (Biguanides, glipizide)
Therapeutic Use: Used in conjunction of diet and exercise to control blood glucose
levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus
, -prazole
Proton Pump Inhibitor (omeprazole, lansoprazole)
Therapeutic Use: gastric and peptic ulcer, GERD, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
-vir
Antiviral
-ase
Thrombolytics
-alteplase (activase)
-streptokinase (streptase)
-urokinase (kinlytic)
-tissue plasminogen activator
-azine
Antiemetic
-promethazine, cyclizine, doxylamine, dimenhydrinate (dramamine),
diphenhydramine (benadryl), meclizine
Therapeutic Use: Postoperative, Chemotherapy, N/V associated with disease process
-phylline
Bronchodilator (aminophylline, theophylline)
Therapeutic Use: Relief of bronchospasm, long-term control of asthma
-arin
Anticoagulant (heparin, enoxaparin)
Therapeutic Use: Evolving stroke, PE, DVT, Cardiac Cath, MI, DIC
-ine
Antihistamine
-fexofenadine (allegra), azelastine (astepro), hydroxine (atarax/vistaril),
diphenhydramine(benadryl), loratadine (claritin)
-cycline
Antibiotic
-mycin
Aminoglycoside
-gentamycin, tobramycin, neomycin
-floxacin
Antibiotic- fluoroquinolones
-ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin
-tyline