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-a l avana l; sildena l; tadala l; vardena l phosphodiesterase (PDE)

inhibitor

-asone betamethasone; dexamethasone; corticosteroid

di orasone; uticasone; mometasone

-bicin doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; antineoplastic; cytotoxic

valrubicin agent

-bital butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; barbiturate (sedative)

secobarbital

-caine bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; local anesthetic

prilocaine; proparacaine

cef-, cefaclor; cefdinir; ce xime; cefprozil; cephalosporin antibiotic

ceph- cephalexin

-cillin amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; penicillin antibiotic

nafcillin; oxacillin

cort clocortolone; udrocortisone; corticosteroid

hydrocortisone

-cycline demeclocycline; doxycycline; tetracycline antibiotic

minocycline; tetracycline

-dazole albendazole; mebendazole; anthelmintic; antibiotic;

metronidazole; tinidazole antibacterial

-dipine amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; calcium channel blocker

nimodipine; nisoldipine
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-dronate alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; bisphosphonate; bone
risedronate resorption inhibitor

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-eprazole esomeprazole; omeprazole; proton pump inhibitor

rabeprazole (PPI)

-fenac bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac NSAID

- oxacin besi oxacin; cipro oxacin; levo oxacin; quinolone antibiotic

moxi oxacin; o oxacin

-gliptin saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin antidiabetic; inhibitor of

the DPP-4 enzyme

-glitazone pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone antidiabetic;

thiazolidinedione

-iramine brompheniramine; chlorpheniramine; antihistamine

pheniramine

-lamide acetazolamide; brinzolamide; carbonic anhydrase

dorzolamide; methazolamide inhibitor

-mab adalimumab; daclizumab; in iximab; monoclonal antibody

omalizumab; trastuzumab

-mustine carmustine; estramustine; lomustine; alkylating agent

bendamustine (antineoplastic)

-mycin azithromycin; clarithromycin; antibiotic; antibacterial

clindamycin; erythromycin

-nacin darifenacin; solifenacin muscarinic antagonist

(anticholinergic)

-nazole uconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole; antifungal

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-olol atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol; beta blocker

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propranolol; timolol

-olone uocinolone; uorometholone; corticosteroid

prednisolone; triamcinolone

-olone nandrolone; oxandrolone; anabolic steroid

oxymetholone

-onide budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; corticosteroid

uocinonide; halcinonide

-oprazole dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; proton pump inhibitor

pantoprazole (PPI)

parin; - dalteparin; enoxaparin; fondaparinux; antithrombotic;

parin heparin; tinzaparin anticoagulant (blood
thinner)

-phylline aminophylline; dyphylline; oxtriphylline; xanthine derivative

theophylline (bronchodilator)

-pramine clomipramine; desipramine; tricyclic antidepressant

imipramine; trimipramine (TCA)

pred; loteprednol; prednicarbate; corticosteroid

pred- prednisolone; prednisone

-pril benazepril; captopril; enalapril; ACE inhibitor

lisinopril; moexipril; ramipril

-profen fenoprofen; urbiprofen; ibuprofen; NSAID

ketoprofen

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-sartan candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; angiotensin II receptor

l l
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olmesartan; valsartan antagonist; ARB

-semide furosemide; torsemide loop diuretic (water pill)

-setron alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; serotonin 5-HT3

ondansetron; palonosetron receptor antagonist

-setron dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; antiemetic and

palonosetron antinauseant

-statin atorvastatin; lovastatin; pitavastatin; HMG-CoA reductase

pravastatin; rosuvastatin; simvastatin inhibitor; statins

sulfa- sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; antibiotic; anti-infective;

sulfamethoxazole; sulfasalazine anti-in ammatory

-tadine cyproheptadine; desloratadine; antihistamine

loratadine; olopatadine

-tadine amantadine; rimantadine antiviral; anti-in uenza-A

-terol albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; beta agonist;

levalbuterol; salmeterol bronchodilator

-thiazide chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide; thiazide diuretic (water

methyclothiazide pill)

-tinib crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; ge tinib; antineoplastic (kinase

imatinib inhibitor)

-trel desogestrel; etonogestrel; female hormone

levonorgestrel; norgestrel (progestin)

tretin-;
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tretinoin agent; form of vitamin A
tretin

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-triptan almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; antimigraine; selective 5-

sumatriptan; zolmitriptan HT receptor agonist

-tyline amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline tricyclic antidepressant

(TCA)

vir; -vir abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; antiviral; anti-HIV

nevirapine; ritonavir; tenofovir

vir; -vir adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with antiviral; anti-hepatitis

interferon)

-vir acyclovir; famciclovir; penciclovir; antiviral; anti-herpes

valacyclovir

-vir cidofovir; ganciclovir; valganciclovir antiviral; anti-CMV

-vir oseltamivir; zanamivir antiviral; anti- u

-vudine lamivudine; stavudine; telbivudine; antiviral; nucleoside

zidovudine analogues

-zepam clonazepam; diazepam; urazepam; benzodiazepine

lorazepam; temazepam

-zodone nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone antidepressant

-zolam alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; benzodiazepine

triazolam

-zosin aFDAlfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; alpha blocker

terazosin

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