These drug prefixes, roots, and suffixes
apply only to generic names.
prefix,
root,
suffix
examples (generic
names)
drug class or drug
category
-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;
tetracycline antibiotic
doxycycline; minocycline;
tetracycline
-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
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