Common Suffixes
|
Common Suffix |
Category |
| -pril | ACE inhibitors (hypertension) |
| -azosin | alpha-1 blockers (hypertension) |
| -losin | alpha-1 receptor blockers |
| -micin, -mycin | aminoglycoside antibiotics |
| -sartan | angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) (hypertension) |
| -tropium | anticholinergic bronchodilators |
| -conazole | antifungals |
| -barbital | barbiturates (for epilepsy) |
| -azepam | benzodiazepines |
| -terol | beta-agonist bronchodilators |
| -olol | beta-blockers (hypertension) |
| -dronate, -dronic | bone resorption inhibitors |
| -dipine | calcium channel blockers (hypertension) |
| -penem | carbapenem antibiotics |
| -lone, -sone | corticosteroids |
| -lone, -sone, -solone | corticosteroids (more common suffixes) |
| -methasone, -metasone, -solide, -solone | corticosteroids (respiratory) |
| -floxacin | fluoroquinolone antibiotics |
| -tidine | H2 blockers |
| -statin | HMB-CoA reductase inhibitors |
| -toin | hydantoin anticonvulsants |
| -parin | low-molecular-weight heparin |
| -profen, -coxib | NSAIDs |
| -cillin | penicillins |
| -prazole | proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) |
| -pram, -oxamine, -oxetine | SSRIs |
| -cycline | tetracycline antibiotics |
| -thiazide | thiazide diuretics |
|
-triptyline
|
tricyclic antidepressants |
| -phylline | xanthine bronchodilators |
