Drug Class PDF
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This document presents a table of drug classes categorized by suffixes, along with their clinical uses and examples. It is useful for medical professionals or students studying pharmacology, providing a quick reference guide to different drug types.
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Suffix Class Clinical Use Example -afil Phosphodiestera Erectile Sildenafil se inhibitors dysfunction, pulmonary HTN -ane Inhaled Anesthesia Halothane anesthetics...
Suffix Class Clinical Use Example -afil Phosphodiestera Erectile Sildenafil se inhibitors dysfunction, pulmonary HTN -ane Inhaled Anesthesia Halothane anesthetics -artan Angiotensin Hypertension Losartan receptor blockers -azepam, -zolam Benzodiazepine Anxiety Lorazepam, a midazolam -azine Phenothiazines Antipsychotic Chlorpromazine -azole Azole Antifungal Ketoconazole antifungals -barbital Barbituates Anxiety Phenobarbital -caine Local Anesthesia Lidocaine anesthetics -cillin Penicillin Antibiotic Ticarcillin antibiotics -cycline Tetracyclines Antibiotic Doxycycline -etine Selective Depression Fluoxetine serotonin reuptake inhibitors -feb, -fene Selective Osteoporosis, Tamoxifen, estrogen breast cancer clomifene response modifiers -floxacin Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Levofloxacin s -fungin Echinocandins Antifungal Caspofungin -grastim, Granulocyte Blood dyscrasias Filgrastim, gramostim colony sargramostim stimulating factors -ide Loop diuretics Hypertension Furosemide -ipine Dihydropyridine Hypertension Nifedipine calcium channel blockers -ipramine Tricyclic Depression Desipramine antidepressants -ium, -uronium Nondepolarizing Anesthesia Vercuronium, paralytics atracurium -lukast LTD4 receptor Asthma Montelukast antagonist -navir Protease Antiviral Saquinavir inhibitor -olol Beta blocker Hypertension Propranolol -oxin Cardiac Arrhythmias Digoxin glycoside -phylline Methylxanthine Bronchodilator Theophylline -pril ACE inhibitor Hypertension Lisinopril -quine Quinolone Antimalarial Chloroquine derivatives -statin HMG-CoA Hyperlipidemia Simvastatin reductase inhibitors -tecan Topoisomerase Chemotherapy Topotecan Inhibitor -terol β2 agonist Bronchodilator Albuterol -tidine Second Allergies Cimetidine generation antihistamine -tine Allylamine Antifungal Terbinafine antifungals -toposide Topoisomerase Chemotherapy Etoposide II inhibitor -triptan 5-HT1B/1D Migraines Imi agonist -tropin Pituitary Hormone Somatotropin hormone deficiency -vaptan Vasopressin Hypertension Tolvaptan receptor antagonist -zosin α1 antagonist Hypertension, Terazosin BPH
