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    This document provides a list of common medical word suffixes/prefixes and their meanings in drug names and classes. It includes over 50 prefixes/suffixes and provides 1-5 example drug names for each along with the associated drug class or category. The purpose is to help recognize recurring word parts in drug names and understand their clinical significance.

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    # prefix, root,

    examples (generic names) drug class or drug category


    suffix

    -afil avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor

    betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone;


    -asone corticosteroid
    fluticasone; mometasone

    -bicin doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent

    butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital;


    -bital barbiturate (sedative)
    secobarbital

    bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine;


    -caine local anesthetic
    proparacaine

    cef-, ceph- cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin cephalosporin antibiotic

    amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin;


    -cillin penicillin antibiotic
    oxacillin

    cort clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone corticosteroid

    demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline;


    -cycline tetracycline antibiotic
    tetracycline

    albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; anthelmintic; antibiotic;


    -dazole
    tinidazole antibacterial

    amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine;


    -dipine calcium channel blocker
    nisoldipine

    12 bisphosphonate; bone resorption


    -dronate alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate
    inhibitor

    -eprazole esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

    -fenac bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac NSAID

    15 besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin;


    -floxacin quinolone antibiotic
    moxifloxacin; ofloxacin

    antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-


    -gliptin saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin
    4 enzyme

    -glitazone pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione

    brompheniramine; chlorpheniramine;
    -iramine antihistamine
    pheniramine

    acetazolamide; brinzolamide; dorzolamide;


    -lamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
    methazolamide

    adalimumab; daclizumab; infliximab;


    -mab monoclonal antibody
    omalizumab; trastuzumab

    -mustine carmustine; estramustine; lomustine; alkylating agent (antineoplastic)


    bendamustine

    azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin;


    -mycin antibiotic; antibacterial
    erythromycin

    muscarinic antagonist
    -nacin darifenacin; solifenacin
    (anticholinergic)

    24 fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole;


    -nazole antifungal
    terconazole; tioconazole

    atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol;


    -olol beta blocker
    propranolol; timolol

    fluocinolone; fluorometholone; prednisolone;


    -olone corticosteroid
    triamcinolone

    -olone nandrolone; oxandrolone; oxymetholone anabolic steroid

    budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; fluocinonide;


    -onide corticosteroid
    halcinonide

    -oprazole dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; pantoprazole proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

    30 parin; - dalteparin; enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin; antithrombotic; anticoagulant


    parin tinzaparin (blood thinner)

    aminophylline; dyphylline; oxtriphylline; xanthine derivative


    -phylline
    theophylline (bronchodilator)

    clomipramine; desipramine; imipramine;


    -pramine tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
    trimipramine

    loteprednol; prednicarbate; prednisolone;


    pred; pred- corticosteroid
    prednisone

    benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril;


    -pril ACE inhibitor
    moexipril; ramipril

    -profen fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; ketoprofen NSAID

    36 -ridone iloperidone; paliperidone; risperidone atypical antipsychotic

    candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; olmesartan; angiotensin II receptor antagonist;


    -sartan
    valsartan ARB

    -semide furosemide; torsemide loop diuretic (water pill)

    alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; serotonin 5-HT3 receptor


    -setron
    palonosetron antagonist

    dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron;


    -setron antiemetic and antinauseant
    palonosetron

    atorvastatin; lovastatin; pitavastatin; pravastatin; HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor;


    -statin
    rosuvastatin; simvastatin statins
    sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; sulfamethoxazole; antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-
    sulfa-
    sulfasalazine inflammatory

    cyproheptadine; desloratadine; loratadine;


    -tadine antihistamine
    olopatadine

    -tadine amantadine; rimantadine antiviral; anti-influenza-A

    45 albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol;


    -terol beta agonist; bronchodilator
    salmeterol

    chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide;
    -thiazide thiazide diuretic (water pill)
    methyclothiazide

    -tinib crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; gefitinib; imatinib antineoplastic (kinase inhibitor)

    48 desogestrel; etonogestrel; levonorgestrel;


    -trel female hormone (progestin)
    norgestrel

    tretin-;
    retinoid; dermatologic agent; form
    tretin; - acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; tretinoin
    of vitamin A
    tretin

    almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; sumatriptan; antimigraine; selective 5-HT


    -triptan
    zolmitriptan receptor agonist

    -tyline amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)

    abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine;


    vir; -vir antiviral; anti-HIV
    ritonavir; tenofovir

    adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with


    vir; -vir antiviral; anti-hepatitis
    interferon)

    -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

    clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam;


    -zepam benzodiazepine
    temazepam

    -zodone nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone antidepressant

    60 -zolam alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam benzodiazepine

    -zosin alfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin alpha blocker

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    suffix

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