pharmacology suffix and prefix
-afil
phosphodiesterase inhibitor
-bicin
antineoplastic
-bital
barbituate (sedative)
-caine
local anesthetic
cef, ceph-
cephalosporin antibiotic
-cillin
penicillin antibiotic
-cort-
corticosteroid
-cycline
tetracycline antibiotic
-dazole
anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial
-dipine
calcium channel blocker
-dronate
biphosphonate, bone resorption inhibitor
-eprazole
proton pump inhibitor
-fenac
NSAID
-floxacin
quinolone antibiotic
-gliptin
antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme
-glitazone
antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione
-iramine
antihistamine
-lamide
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
-limus
immunosuppressant
-mab
monoclonal antibody
-mustine
alkylating agent (antineoplastic)
-mycin
antibiotic, antibacterial
-nacin
antimuscarinic (anticholinergic
-nazole
antifungal
-nib
antineoplastic
-olol
beta blocker
-olone
corticosteroid
-olone
anabolic steroid
-onide
corticosteroid
-oprazole
proton pump inhibitor
-parin-, -parin
antithrombotic, anticoagulant (blood thinner)
-phylline
xanthine derivative (bronchodilator)
-pramine
tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
-pred-, pred-
corticosteroid
-pril
ACE inhibitor
-profen
NSAID
-sartan
angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB
-semide
loop diuretic (water pill)
-setron
serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist
antiemetic and antinauseant
-sone
corticosteroid
-statin
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins
sulfa-
antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-inflammatory
-tadine
antihistamine
antiviral, anti-influenza-A
-terol
beta agonist, bronchodilator
-thiazide
thiazide diuretic (water pill)
-trel
female hormone (progestin)
-tretin-, -tretin
retinoid, dermatological agent, form of Vitamin A
-triptan
antimigraine, selective 5 HT receptor agonist
-tyline
tricyclic antidepressant
-vir-, -vir
antiviral, anti-HIV, anti-hepatitis
-vir
anti-herpes, anti-CMV, anti-flu
-vudine
antiviral, nucleoside analogues
-zepam, -zolam
benzodiazepine
-zosin
alpha blocker