CommonDrugNameStemsCheatSheet

Belowisacheatsheettablethathasthreecolumns:DrugStem,DrugClass,andanExample.Eachstemhashyphensatoneorboth
endsofitstexttoshowthatitisfoundatthebeginning,end,orinthemiddleofthegenericname.

DrugStem

DrugClassand/orStemExplanation

Examples

alol

Combinedalphaandbetablockers

labet
alol
,medrox
alol

andr

Androgens

n
andr
olone

anserin

Serotonin5HT(sub)2receptorantagonists

alt
anserin
,trop
anserin
,alt
anserin

arabine

Antineoplastics(arabinofuranosylderivatives)

flud
arabine

ase

Enzymes

alglucer
ase
,dorn
ase
alfa

azepam

Antianxietyagents(diazepamtype)

lor
azepam

azosin

Antihypertensives(prazosintype)

dox
azosin

bactam

Betalactamaseinhibitors

sul
bactam

bamate

Tranquilizers/antiepileptics

mepro
bamate
,fel
bamate

barb

Barbituricacidderivatives

pheno
barb
ital

butazone

butazone
Antiinflammatoryanalgesics(phenylbutazonetype) mofe

caine

Localanesthetics

dibu
caine

cef

Cephalosporins

cef
azolin

cillin

Penicillins

ampi
cillin

conazole

Antifungals(miconazoletype)

flu
conazole
,oxiconazole

cort

Cortisonederivatives

hydro
cort
isone

curium

Neuromuscularblockingagents

atra
curium

cycline

Antibiotics(tetracyclinetype)

mino
cycline

dralazine

Antihypertensives(hydrazinephthalazines)

hy
dralazine

erg

Ergotalkaloidderivatives

p
erg
olide

estr

Estrogens

estr
one

fibrate

Antihyperlipidemics

beza
fibrate

flurane

Inhalationanesthetics

en
flurane
,iso
flurane

gest

Progestins

me
gest
rol

irudin

Anticoagulants

des
irudin

leukin

Interleukin2derivatives

tece
leukin
,aldes
leukin

lukast

Leukotrieneantagonists

monte
lukast
,zafir
lukast

mab

Monoclonalantibodies

capro
mab
,daclizu
mab
,detumo
mab
,

mantadine

Antivirals

ri
mantadine

monam

Monobactamantibiotics

gloxi
monam

mustine

Antineoplastics

car
mustine

mycin

Antibiotics(streptomycesstrains)

linco
mycin

olol

Betablockers(propranololtype)

tim
olol
,aten
olol

olone

Steroids(noprednisonederivatives)

minax
olone

oxacin

Antibiotics(quinolonederivatives)

difl
oxacin
,ciprofl
oxacin

pamide

Diuretics(sulfamoylbenzoicacidderivatives)

adi
pamide

pamil

Coronaryvasodilators

tia
pamil

parin

Heparinderivativesandlowmolecularweight(or
depolymerized)heparins

he
parin
,tinza
parin
,dalte
parin

peridol

Antipsychotics(haloperidoltype)

halo
peridol

poetin

Erythropoietins

e
poetin
alfa,e
poetin
beta

pramine

Antidepressants(imipraminetype)

lofe
pramine

pred

Prednisonederivatives

pred
nicarbate,clo
pred
nol

pril

Antihypertensives(ACEinhibitors)

enala
pril
,temoca
pril
,spira
pril

profen

profen
Antiinflammatory/analgesicagents(ibuprofentype) flurbi

rubicin

Antineoplasticantibiotics(daunorubicintype)

epi
rubicin
,ida
rubicin

sartan

AngiotensinIIreceptorantagonists

lo
sartan
,epro
sartan

sulfa

Antibiotics(sulfonamidederivatives)

sulfa
salazine

thiazide

Diuretics(thiazidederivatives)

chloro
thiazide

tocin

Oxytocinderivatives

oxy
tocin
,pi
tocin

trexate

Antimetabolites(folicacidderivatives)

metho
trexate

triptyline

Antidepressants

ami
triptyline

uracil

vastatin
vir,virorvir

Uracilderivativesusedasthyroidantagonistsand
asantineoplastics
Antihyperlipidemics(HMGCoAinhibitors)
Antiviralsubstances(undefinedgroup)

fluoro
uracil
lo
vastatin
,sim
vastatin
vir
oxime,en
vir
odyne,ganciclo
vir
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