- Drug suffixes often indicate a drug's class or category. This document lists common drug suffixes and provides examples and classifications for each.
- Suffixes such as -caine, -cillin, -mycin typically indicate antibiotic or local anesthetic drugs. Suffixes like -statin, -pril, -sartan often represent cardiovascular drugs that treat conditions like high cholesterol or high blood pressure.
- Corticosteroid drugs commonly end in -one, -onide, or -olone while antihistamines may end in -iramine, -tadine, or -triptan.
- Drug suffixes often indicate a drug's class or category. This document lists common drug suffixes and provides examples and classifications for each.
- Suffixes such as -caine, -cillin, -mycin typically indicate antibiotic or local anesthetic drugs. Suffixes like -statin, -pril, -sartan often represent cardiovascular drugs that treat conditions like high cholesterol or high blood pressure.
- Corticosteroid drugs commonly end in -one, -onide, or -olone while antihistamines may end in -iramine, -tadine, or -triptan.
- Drug suffixes often indicate a drug's class or category. This document lists common drug suffixes and provides examples and classifications for each.
- Suffixes such as -caine, -cillin, -mycin typically indicate antibiotic or local anesthetic drugs. Suffixes like -statin, -pril, -sartan often represent cardiovascular drugs that treat conditions like high cholesterol or high blood pressure.
- Corticosteroid drugs commonly end in -one, -onide, or -olone while antihistamines may end in -iramine, -tadine, or -triptan.