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Sharing and distributing this copyrighted material without permission is illegal.  ANTIBIOTICS / ANTIBACTERIALS suffixes & Prefixes Broad spectrum antibiotics.................................... -oxacin Tetracyclines.................................................... -cycline Sulfonamides.................................................... sulf- Cephalosporins.................................................. -cef ceph- Penicillins........................................................ -cillin Aminoglycosides & macrolides................................. -mycin Fluoroquinolones................................................ -floxacin ANTIVIRALS Antiviral (disrupts viral maturation)........................ -virimat Antiviral (undefined group).................................. vir- -vir- -vir Antiviral (neuraminidase inhibitors)........................ -amivir Antiviral (acyclovir)............................................ -cyclovir HIV protease inhibitors........................................ -navir HIV / AIDS....................................................... -vudine ANTIFUNGAL Antifungal....................................................... -azole ANESTHETICS / ANTIANXIETY Local anesthetics............................................... -caine Barbiturates (CNS depressant)............................... -barbital Benzodiazepines (for anxiety/sedation)..................... -zolam Benzodiazepines (for anxiety/sedation)..................... -zepam ANTIDIABETIC Oral hypoglycemics............................................. -ide -tide -linide Inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme............................... -gliptin Thiazolidinedione............................................... -glitazone 162 © 2021 NurseInTheMaking LLC. Sharing and distributing this copyrighted material without permission is illegal.  CARDIAC suffixes & Prefixes ANTIHYPERTENSIVES ACE inhibitors................................................... -pril Beta-blockers................................................... -olol Angiotensin II receptor antagonists......................... -sartan Calcium channel blockers...................................... -pine -amil Vasopressin receptor antagonists............................ -vaptan Alpha-1 blockers................................................ -osin Loop diuretics................................................... -ide -semide Thiazide diuretics.............................................. -thiazide Potassium sparing diuretics................................... -actone ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMICS HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor................................ -statin OTHER Anticoagulant (Factor Xa inhibit)........................... -xaban Anticoagulants (Dicumarol type)............................. -arol Anticoagulants (Hirudin type)................................ -irudin Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH)................... -parin Thrombolytics (clot-buster)................................... -teplase -ase Antiarrhythmics................................................ -arone ANALGESICS / OPIOIDS Opioids........................................................... -done Opioids........................................................... -one NSAID’s (anti-inflammatory)................................. -olac -profen Salicylates....................................................... Asprin (ASA) Nonsalicylates................................................... Acetaminophen GASTROINTESTINAL Histamine H2 antagonists (H2-blockers)................... -tidine -dine Proton pump inhibitor (PPIs)................................. -prazole Laxatives........................................................ -lax 163 © 2021 NurseInTheMaking LLC. Sharing and distributing this copyrighted material without permission is illegal.  ANTIDEPRESSANTS suffixes & Prefixes Selective serotonin............................................. -oxetine reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) -talopram -zodone Serotonin-norepinephrine.................................... -faxine -zodone reuptake inhibitors (SNRI/DNRI) -nacipram Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs).............................. -triptyline -pramine MISCELLANEOUS Corticosteroids.................................................. -asone -olone -inide Triptans (anti-migraine)..................................... -triptan Ergotamines (anti-migraine)................................. -ergot- Antiseptics....................................................... -chloro Antituberculars (TB)........................................... rifa- Bisphosphonates................................................ -dronate Neuromuscular blockers....................................... -nuim Retinoids (anti-acne).......................................... tretin- Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors............................... -afil Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors................................ -lamide Progestin (female hormone)................................. -trel Atypical antipsychotics......................................... -ridone RESPIRATORY UPPER RESPIRATORY Second-gen antihistamines (H1 antagonist)............... -adine Second-gen antihistamines (H1 antagonist)............... -tirizine Second-gen antihistamines (H1 antagonist)............... -ticine Nasal decongestants........................................... -ephrine -zoline LOWER RESPIRATORY Beta2-agonists (Bronchodilator)............................. -terol Xanthine derivatives........................................... -phylline Cholinergic blockers............................................ -tropium Cholinergic blockers............................................ -clindidiun Immunomodulators & leukotriene modifiers............... -zumab -lukast 164 © 2021 NurseInTheMaking LLC. 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