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Suffix Drug examples Medicine category phosphodiesterase (PDE) -afil avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil inhibitor b...

Suffix Drug examples Medicine category phosphodiesterase (PDE) -afil avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil inhibitor betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; -asone fluticasone; mometasone corticosteroid -bicin doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent -bital butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital barbiturate (sedative) bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; -caine 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 demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; -cycline tetracycline tetracycline antibiotic  albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; anthelmintic; antibiotic; -dazole tinidazole antibacterial amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; -dipine nisoldipine calcium channel blocker bisphosphonate; bone resorption -dronate alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate inhibitor -eprazole esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole proton pump inhibitor (PPI) -fenac bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac NSAID besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; -floxacin moxifloxacin; ofloxacin quinolone antibiotic antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP- -gliptin saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin 4 enzyme -glitazone pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione -iramine brompheniramine; chlorpheniramine; pheniramine antihistamine -lamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitor acetazolamide; brinzolamide; dorzolamide;  methazolamide adalimumab; daclizumab; infliximab; omalizumab; -mab trastuzumab monoclonal antibody -mustine carmustine; estramustine; lomustine; bendamustine alkylating agent (antineoplastic) azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin; -mycin erythromycin antibiotic; antibacterial muscarinic antagonist -nacin darifenacin; solifenacin (anticholinergic) fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole; terconazole; -nazole tioconazole antifungal atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol; propranolol; -olol timolol beta blocker fluocinolone; fluorometholone; prednisolone; -olone triamcinolone corticosteroid -olone nandrolone; oxandrolone; oxymetholone anabolic steroid  budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; fluocinonide; -onide halcinonide corticosteroid -oprazole dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; pantoprazole proton pump inhibitor (PPI) dalteparin; enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin; antithrombotic; anticoagulant parin; -parin tinzaparin (blood thinner) aminophylline; dyphylline; oxtriphylline; xanthine derivative -phylline theophylline (bronchodilator) clomipramine; desipramine; imipramine; -pramine trimipramine tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) loteprednol; prednicarbate; prednisolone; pred; pred- prednisone corticosteroid benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril; moexipril; -pril ramipril ACE inhibitor -profen fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; ketoprofen NSAID -ridone iloperidone; paliperidone; risperidone atypical antipsychotic  candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; olmesartan; angiotensin II receptor -sartan valsartan antagonist; ARB -semide furosemide; torsemide loop diuretic (water pill) alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; serotonin 5-HT3 receptor -setron palonosetron antagonist -setron dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron antiemetic and antinauseant 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 olopatadine antihistamine -tadine amantadine; rimantadine antiviral; anti-influenza-A albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol; -terol salmeterol beta agonist; bronchodilator  chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide; -thiazide methyclothiazide thiazide diuretic (water pill) -tinib crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; gefitinib; imatinib antineoplastic (kinase inhibitor) -trel desogestrel; etonogestrel; levonorgestrel; norgestrel female hormone (progestin) tretin-; tretin; - retinoid; dermatologic agent; tretin acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; tretinoin form of vitamin A almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; sumatriptan; antimigraine; selective 5-HT -triptan zolmitriptan receptor agonist -tyline amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine; ritonavir; vir; -vir 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 clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; -zepam temazepam benzodiazepine -zodone nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone antidepressant -zolam alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam benzodiazepine -zosin alfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin alpha blocker