# prefix, root,

examples (generic names) drug class or drug category

suffix

-afil avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor

betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone;

-asone corticosteroid
fluticasone; mometasone

-bicin doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent

butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital;

-bital barbiturate (sedative)
secobarbital

bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine;

-caine local anesthetic
proparacaine

cef-, ceph- cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin cephalosporin antibiotic

amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin;

-cillin penicillin antibiotic
oxacillin

cort clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone corticosteroid

demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline;

-cycline tetracycline antibiotic
tetracycline

albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; anthelmintic; antibiotic;

-dazole
tinidazole antibacterial

amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine;

-dipine calcium channel blocker
nisoldipine

12 bisphosphonate; bone resorption

-dronate alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate
inhibitor

-eprazole esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

-fenac bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac NSAID

15 besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin;

-floxacin quinolone antibiotic
moxifloxacin; ofloxacin

antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-

-gliptin saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin
4 enzyme

-glitazone pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione

brompheniramine; chlorpheniramine;
-iramine antihistamine
pheniramine

acetazolamide; brinzolamide; dorzolamide;

-lamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
methazolamide

adalimumab; daclizumab; infliximab;

-mab monoclonal antibody
omalizumab; trastuzumab

-mustine carmustine; estramustine; lomustine; alkylating agent (antineoplastic)

 bendamustine

azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin;

-mycin antibiotic; antibacterial
erythromycin

muscarinic antagonist
-nacin darifenacin; solifenacin
(anticholinergic)

24 fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole;

-nazole antifungal
terconazole; tioconazole

atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol;

-olol beta blocker
propranolol; timolol

fluocinolone; fluorometholone; prednisolone;

-olone corticosteroid
triamcinolone

-olone nandrolone; oxandrolone; oxymetholone anabolic steroid

budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; fluocinonide;

-onide corticosteroid
halcinonide

-oprazole dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; pantoprazole proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

30 parin; - dalteparin; enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin; antithrombotic; anticoagulant

parin tinzaparin (blood thinner)

aminophylline; dyphylline; oxtriphylline; xanthine derivative

-phylline
theophylline (bronchodilator)

clomipramine; desipramine; imipramine;

-pramine tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
trimipramine

loteprednol; prednicarbate; prednisolone;

pred; pred- corticosteroid
prednisone

benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril;

-pril ACE inhibitor
moexipril; ramipril

-profen fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; ketoprofen NSAID

36 -ridone iloperidone; paliperidone; risperidone atypical antipsychotic

candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; olmesartan; angiotensin II receptor antagonist;

-sartan
valsartan ARB

-semide furosemide; torsemide loop diuretic (water pill)

alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; serotonin 5-HT3 receptor

-setron
palonosetron antagonist

dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron;

-setron antiemetic and antinauseant
palonosetron

atorvastatin; lovastatin; pitavastatin; pravastatin; HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor;

-statin
rosuvastatin; simvastatin statins
 sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; sulfamethoxazole; antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-
sulfa-
sulfasalazine inflammatory

cyproheptadine; desloratadine; loratadine;

-tadine antihistamine
olopatadine

-tadine amantadine; rimantadine antiviral; anti-influenza-A

45 albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol;

-terol beta agonist; bronchodilator
salmeterol

chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide;
-thiazide thiazide diuretic (water pill)
methyclothiazide

-tinib crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; gefitinib; imatinib antineoplastic (kinase inhibitor)

48 desogestrel; etonogestrel; levonorgestrel;

-trel female hormone (progestin)
norgestrel

tretin-;
retinoid; dermatologic agent; form
tretin; - acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; tretinoin
of vitamin A
tretin

almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; sumatriptan; antimigraine; selective 5-HT

-triptan
zolmitriptan receptor agonist

-tyline amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)

abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine;

vir; -vir antiviral; anti-HIV
ritonavir; tenofovir

adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with

vir; -vir antiviral; anti-hepatitis
interferon)

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

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

-vir oseltamivir; zanamivir antiviral; anti-flu

-vudine lamivudine; stavudine; telbivudine; zidovudine antiviral; nucleoside analogues

clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam;

-zepam benzodiazepine
temazepam

-zodone nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone antidepressant

60 -zolam alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam benzodiazepine

-zosin alfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin alpha blocker

prefix, root,
examples (generic names) drug class or drug category
suffix