Medication Classes

Cheat Sheet

Hey there, friend!

Are you struggling with nursing pharmacology?

You're not alone.

It's actually one of the most common questions that student's email me about: "How can I remember
all of these meds?!"

So I've created this cheat sheet for you to help you easily identify which medications belong to which
drug class.

How to use this cheat sheet:

Print this cheat sheet out and put in in your clinical or lecture binder and refer to it when you see a
medication you don't recognize.
Make med cards for each medication class to help you remember all of them.

Here’s a video to walk you through how to make med cards step-by-step.

You'll be a nursing pharmacology rock star before you know it! :)

All my best,
Christina

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: This cheat sheet is intended for educational purposes only. This is not medical advice and
errors may occur. Never treat a patient or make a nursing or medical decision based solely on the information
provided in this video. Never practice nursing or medicine unless you have a proper license to do so.
NursingSOS
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Medication Classes
Cheat Sheet
MEDICATION CLASSES:

-alol Beta blocker or alpha blocker

-ase Enzymes
-azepam Antianxiety
-bactam Beta-lactamase inhibitors
-caine Local anesthetics
-cilin Penicillins
-conazole Antifungals
-cycline Antibiotics
-dralazine Antihypertensives
-flurane Inhalation Anesthetic
-lukast Leukotriene receptor antagonists
-mantadine Antivirals
-mycin Antibiotics
-olol Beta blockers
-olone Steroids
-oxacin Antibiotics
-parin Heparins
-peridol Antipsychotics
-poetin Erythropoeitin
-pril ACE Inhibitors
-sartan Angiotensin II receptor blockers
-sulfa Antibiotics
-thiazide Thiazide Diuretics
-vastatin HMG-CoA inhibitors
-vir Antivirals

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: This study guide is intended for educational purposes only. This is not medical advice and
errors may occur. Never treat a patient or make a nursing or medical decision based solely on the information
provided in this video. Never practice nursing or medicine unless you have a proper license to do so.
NursingSOS