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SUFFIX/PREFIX DRUG CLASS EXAMPLES

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-ACTONE Potassium sparing diuretics aldactone, eplerenone

-ASE Thrombolytics reteplase, alteplase,
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-AZEPAM Benzodiazepines diazepam, lorazepam, alprazolam

-AZOLE Antifungals fluconazole, ketoconazole
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-AZOSIN Antihypertensive (alpha blockers) prazosin, doxazosin, Terazosin

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-BARBITAL Barbiturates
-CALCI- Calcium supplements calciferol, ergocalciferol
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-CICLOVIR Antivirals acyclovir, famciclovir

-CILLIN Penicillins amoxicillin, penicillin, ampicillin

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-CONAZOLE Antifungals fluconazole, ketoconazole

-CORT- Corticosteroids cortisone, hydrocortisone, fludrocortisone
CEF- Cephalosporins ceftriaxone, cefixime, cefdinir, cefdaloxime
-CEPH Cephalosporins cephalexin, cephazolin
-CYCLINE Antibiotics (tetracycline) Minocycline, tigecycline, metacycline
-DAZOLE Nitroimidazoles Tinidazole, dime

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Amlodipine, nifedipine
-DIPINE Calcium channel blockers
-DRALAZINE Antihypertensive hydralazine
alendronate, etidronate,
-DRONATE Bisphosphonates
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estradiol, estrone, estropipate
ESTR- Estrogens

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-FLOXACIN Fluoroquinolones
-GEST- Progestins megesterol, levonorgestrel

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-MAB Monoclonal antibodies
-MANTADINE Thrombolytics amantadine, rimantadine

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-MICIN Aminoglycosides gentamicin
-MYCIN Aminoglycosides tobramycin, neomycin, streptomycin

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-NAVIR HIV antivirals amprenavir, ritonavir, nelfinavir
-OLOL Beta-blockers atenolol, metoprolol, timolol
-OLONE Corticosteroids prednisolone, methylprednisolone

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-OXACIN Fluoroquinolones
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-PARIN Anticoagulants heparin, enoxaparin

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-PERIDOL Antipsychotics haloperidol

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-POETIN Erythropoietins epoetin alfa, erythropoietin

-PAMIDE Diuretics adipamide
-PRIL Antihypertensive (ACE inhibitors) enalapril, lisinopril, ramipril
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-PRAZOLE Proton pump inhibitors omeprazole, pantoprazole

-QUINE Antiparasitics chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine
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-RIFA Antituberculars rifater, rifamate, rifampicin

-RUBICIN Antineoplastics doxorubicin, idarubicin, daunorubicin
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-SONE Corticosteroids prednisone, cortisone, hydrocortisone

-STATIN Anti-cholesterols atorvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin
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-STIGMINE Cholinergics neostigmine, physostigmine

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-SULFA Sulfanilamides sulfanitran, sulfadiazine

-TEROL Bronchodilators albuterol, levalbuterol, salmeterol

-THIAZIDE Diuretics chlorthalidone, hydrochlorothiazide

-TREXATE Antimetabolites Methotrexate

-TRIPTYLINE Tricyclic antidepressants nortriptyline, amitriptyline
-ZOLAM Benzodiazepines lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam
-ZINE Phenothiazine, antipsychotics thioridazine, prochlorperazine
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