| Common Drugs Prescribed according to FDA |
| The prefixes, roots, and suffixes apply only to generic names. |
| prefix, root, suffix |
examples (generic names) |
drug class or drug category |
Action |
Side/adverse effects |
Interventions (assessment and adminstration) |
Patient Education |
| -afil |
avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil |
phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor |
| -asone |
betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone |
corticosteroid |
| -bicin |
doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin |
antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent |
| -bital |
butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital |
barbiturate (sedative) |
| -caine |
bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine |
local anesthetic |
| cef-, ceph- |
cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin |
cephalosporin antibiotic |
| -cillin |
amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin |
penicillin antibiotic |
| cort |
clocortolone; fludrocortisone; hydrocortisone |
corticosteroid |
| -cycline |
demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline |
tetracycline antibiotic |
| -dazole |
albendazole; mebendazole; metronidazole; tinidazole |
anthelmintic; antibiotic; antibacterial |
| -dipine |
amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine |
calcium channel blocker |
| -dronate |
alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate |
bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor |
| -eprazole |
esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole |
proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
| -fenac |
bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac |
NSAID |
| -floxacin |
besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin |
quinolone antibiotic |
| -gliptin |
saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin |
antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme |
| -glitazone |
pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone |
antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione |
| -iramine |
brompheniramine; chlorpheniramine; pheniramine |
antihistamine |
| -lamide |
acetazolamide; brinzolamide; dorzolamide; methazolamide |
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |
| -mab |
adalimumab; daclizumab; infliximab; omalizumab; trastuzumab |
monoclonal antibody |
| -mustine |
carmustine; estramustine; lomustine; bendamustine |
alkylating agent (antineoplastic) |
| -mycin |
azithromycin; clarithromycin; clindamycin; erythromycin |
antibiotic; antibacterial |
| -nacin |
darifenacin; solifenacin |
muscarinic antagonist (anticholinergic) |
| -nazole |
fluconazole; ketoconazole; miconazole; terconazole; tioconazole |
antifungal |
| -olol |
atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol; propranolol; timolol |
beta blocker |
| -olone |
fluocinolone; fluorometholone; prednisolone; triamcinolone |
corticosteroid |
| -olone |
nandrolone; oxandrolone; oxymetholone |
anabolic steroid |
| -onide |
budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; fluocinonide; halcinonide |
corticosteroid |
| -oprazole |
dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; pantoprazole |
proton pump inhibitor (PPI) |
| parin; -parin |
dalteparin; enoxaparin; fondaparinux; heparin; tinzaparin |
antithrombotic; anticoagulant (blood thinner) |
| -phylline |
aminophylline; dyphylline; oxtriphylline; theophylline |
xanthine derivative (bronchodilator) |
| -pramine |
clomipramine; desipramine; imipramine; trimipramine |
tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) |
| pred; pred- |
loteprednol; prednicarbate; prednisolone; prednisone |
corticosteroid |
| -pril |
benazepril; captopril; enalapril; lisinopril; moexipril; ramipril |
ACE inhibitor |
| -profen |
fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; ibuprofen; ketoprofen |
NSAID |
| -ridone |
iloperidone; paliperidone; risperidone |
atypical antipsychotic |
| -sartan |
candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; olmesartan; valsartan |
angiotensin II receptor antagonist; ARB |
| -semide |
furosemide; torsemide |
loop diuretic (water pill) |
| -setron |
alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron |
serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist |
| -setron |
dolasetron; granisetron; ondansetron; palonosetron |
antiemetic and antinauseant |
| -statin |
atorvastatin; lovastatin; pitavastatin; pravastatin; rosuvastatin; simvastatin |
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; statins |
| sulfa- |
sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; sulfamethoxazole; sulfasalazine |
antibiotic; anti-infective; anti-inflammatory |
| -tadine |
alcaftadine; cyproheptadine; desloratadine; loratadine; olopatadine |
antihistamine |
| -tadine |
amantadine; rimantadine |
antiviral; anti-influenza-A |
| -terol |
albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; levalbuterol; salmeterol |
beta agonist; bronchodilator |
| -thiazide |
chlorothiazide; hydrochlorothiazide; methyclothiazide |
thiazide diuretic (water pill) |
| -tinib |
crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; gefitinib; imatinib |
antineoplastic (kinase inhibitor) |
| -trel |
desogestrel; etonogestrel; levonorgestrel; norgestrel |
female hormone (progestin) |
| tretin-; tretin; -tretin |
acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; tretinoin |
retinoid; dermatologic agent; form of vitamin A |
| -triptan |
almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; sumatriptan; zolmitriptan |
antimigraine; selective 5-HT receptor agonist |
| -tyline |
amitriptyline; nortriptyline; protriptyline |
tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) |
| vir; -vir |
abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; nevirapine; ritonavir; tenofovir |
antiviral; anti-HIV |
| vir; -vir |
adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin (along with interferon) |
antiviral; anti-hepatitis |
| -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 |
| -zepam |
clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam |
benzodiazepine |
| -zodone |
nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone |
antidepressant |
| -zolam |
alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; triazolam |
benzodiazepine |
| -zosin |
alfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; terazosin |
alpha blocker |
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