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Suffix for pharmacology study NCLEX review. All suffixes for all drug NCLEX related are on this document...

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One of the toughest parts of preparing for the NCLEX is pharmacology. Learning a large number of generic drug names and what they all do is a challenge for sure! The NCSBN has removed all brand and trade names from the NCLEX exam citing "the generic name is more consistent while a brand/trade medication name may vary.” Cool, right? But still, the number of generics that have the potential to appear on the test is simply mind-blowing. Fortunately, generic names tend to follow patterns, with prefixes and suffixes often determining the class of medication. The following table gives a list of the prefix, root, and suffix for some common medications. These drug prefixes, roots, and suffixes apply only to generic names. prefix, drug class or drug examples (generic names) root, suffix category avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; phosphodiesterase (PDE) -afil vardenafil inhibitor betamethasone; dexamethasone; -asone diflorasone; fluticasone; corticosteroid mometasone doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; antineoplastic; cytotoxic -bicin valrubicin agent butabarbital; butalbital; barbiturate (sedative) -bital phenobarbital; secobarbital bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; -caine local anesthetic prilocaine; proparacaine cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalosporin antibiotic cef-, cephcephalexin amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; -cillin penicillin antibiotic nafcillin; oxacillin clocortolone; fludrocortisone; cort corticosteroid hydrocortisone demeclocycline; doxycycline; tetracycline antibiotic -cycline minocycline; tetracycline albendazole; mebendazole; anthelmintic; antibiotic; -dazole metronidazole; tinidazole antibacterial amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; calcium channel blocker -dipine nimodipine; nisoldipine alendronate; etidronate; bisphosphonate; bone -dronate ibandronate; risedronate resorption inhibitor

esomeprazole; omeprazole; proton pump inhibitor (PPI) rabeprazole -fenac bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac NSAID besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; quinolone antibiotic -floxacin levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin antidiabetic; inhibitor of -gliptin saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin the DPP-4 enzyme pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; antidiabetic; -glitazone troglitazone thiazolidinedione brompheniramine; antihistamine -iramine chlorpheniramine; pheniramine acetazolamide; brinzolamide; carbonic anhydrase -lamide dorzolamide; methazolamide inhibitor adalimumab; daclizumab; infliximab; monoclonal antibody -mab omalizumab; trastuzumab carmustine; estramustine; alkylating agent -mustine lomustine; bendamustine (antineoplastic) azithromycin; clarithromycin; -mycin antibiotic; antibacterial clindamycin; erythromycin muscarinic antagonist -nacin darifenacin; solifenacin (anticholinergic) fluconazole; ketoconazole; -nazole antifungal miconazole; terconazole; tioconazole atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; beta blocker -olol pindolol; propranolol; timolol fluocinolone; fluorometholone; -olone corticosteroid prednisolone; triamcinolone nandrolone; oxandrolone; -olone anabolic steroid oxymetholone budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; corticosteroid -onide fluocinonide; halcinonide dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; -oprazole proton pump inhibitor (PPI) pantoprazole antithrombotic; dalteparin; enoxaparin; parin; -parin anticoagulant (blood fondaparinux; heparin; tinzaparin thinner) aminophylline; dyphylline; xanthine derivative -phylline oxtriphylline; theophylline (bronchodilator) clomipramine; desipramine; tricyclic antidepressant -pramine imipramine; trimipramine (TCA) loteprednol; prednicarbate; pred; predcorticosteroid prednisolone; prednisone benazepril; captopril; enalapril; -pril ACE inhibitor lisinopril; moexipril; ramipril -eprazole

-profen -ridone -sartan -semide -setron -setron -statin sulfa-tadine -tadine -terol -thiazide -tinib -trel tretin-; tretin; -tretin -triptan -tyline vir; -vir vir; -vir -vir -vir -vir -vudine

fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; NSAID ketoprofen iloperidone; paliperidone; atypical antipsychotic risperidone candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; angiotensin II receptor olmesartan; valsartan antagonist; ARB furosemide; torsemide loop diuretic (water pill) alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; serotonin 5-HT3 receptor ondansetron; palonosetron antagonist dolasetron; granisetron; antiemetic and ondansetron; palonosetron antinauseant atorvastatin; lovastatin; pitavastatin; HMG-CoA reductase pravastatin; rosuvastatin; inhibitor; statins simvastatin sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; antibiotic; anti-infective; sulfamethoxazole; sulfasalazine anti-inflammatory cyproheptadine; desloratadine; antihistamine loratadine; olopatadine amantadine; rimantadine antiviral; anti-influenza-A albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; beta agonist; levalbuterol; salmeterol bronchodilator chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide; thiazide diuretic (water methyclothiazide pill) antineoplastic (kinase crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; gefitinib; imatinib inhibitor) desogestrel; etonogestrel; female hormone levonorgestrel; norgestrel (progestin) acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; tretinoin

retinoid; dermatologic agent; form of vitamin A

almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; sumatriptan; zolmitriptan amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine; ritonavir; tenofovir adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with interferon) acyclovir; famciclovir; penciclovir; valacyclovir cidofovir; ganciclovir; valganciclovir oseltamivir; zanamivir lamivudine; stavudine; telbivudine;

antimigraine; selective 5HT receptor agonist tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) antiviral; anti-HIV antiviral; anti-hepatitis antiviral; anti-herpes antiviral; anti-CMV antiviral; anti-flu antiviral; nucleoside

-zepam -zodone -zolam -zosin

zidovudine clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam aFDAlfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin

analogues benzodiazepine antidepressant benzodiazepine alpha blocker

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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