EXCEPTIONS EXCEPTIONS INSIDE CLASS RULE DRUGS IN CLASS OUTSIDE CLASS (drugs of that type that don’t (drugs that have that prefix, suffix, or have that prefix, suffix or whatever that aren’t of that type) whatever)

PREFIXES

cefaclor, cefadroxil, cefepime, cefotaxime, cefoxitin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, cefaclor, CEF or CEPH cefadroxil, cefepime, cefotaxime, cefoxitin, cephalosporins ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, cephalexin, cephalothin

DIG digitalis, digitoxin, digoxin dig-specific antibody fragments cardiac glycosides

many (azosins, olols and GUAN guanabenz, guanadrel, guanethidine,,guanfacine sympatholytics others)

silver sulfadiazine, sulfacetamide, sulfadoxine, SULF sulfamethoxazole, sulfasalazine, sulfinpyrazone, sulfonamide antibiotic sulfisoxazole

VIN vinblastine, vincristine (among others) vinca alkaloid

ANYWHERE

BARB phenobarbital, pentobarbital thiopental barbiturates

aldosterone, beclomethasone, betamethasone, corticosterone, cortisol, fludrocortisone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotropin CORT budesonide, flunisolide, hydroxycortisone releasing hormone corticosteroids fluticasone, methylprednisolone, prednisone, triamcinolone

DOPA carbidopa, dopamine, levodopa, methydopa pramiprexole, ropinirole dopaminergic

ESTRA estraderm, estradiol, ethinylestradiol, mestranol fulvestrant (antiestrogen) estrogens FIBR antihyperlipidemics clofibrate, fenofibrate, gemfibrozil (fibrates)

PROST carboprost, dinoprostone, misoprostol prostaglandin

hydroxychloroquine, iodoquinol, chloroquine, mefloquine, primaquine, quinidine, atovaquone, proguanil, QUIN quinapril, quinopristin/dalfopristin, quinine pyrimethamine antimalarial saquinovir

abacavir, acyclovir, cidofavir, delaviradine, amantadine, didanosine, famciclovir, ganciclovir, indinavir, nevirapine, foscarnet, interferon alpha, VIR oseltamivir, penciclovir, ribavirin, ritonavir, lamivudine, palvizumab, antiviral saquinavir, trifluridine, valacyclovir, valganciclovir, rimantadine, trifluridine, zanamvir zalcitabine, zidovudine

SUFFIXES

ABINE cytarabine, zalcitabine antiviral or antineoplastic

ACIN amikacin, bacitracin, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin indomethacin antibiotic (different types)

AFIL sildenafil PDE5 inhibitors

AMIVIR oseltamivir, zanamivir neuraminidase inhibitors

ANTEL praziquantel, pyrantel pamoate anthelminthics ASE alteplase, anistreplase, reteplase, streptokinase, thrombolytics l-asparaginase (typically indicates tenecteplase, urokinase enzyme)

diazepam, flurazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, AZEPAM chlordiazepoxide anxiolytics temazepam

AZOSIN doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin alpha antagonists

amphotericin b, caspofungin, clotrimazole, diethylcarbamazine, albendazole, clotrimazole, fluconazole, itraconazole, metronidazole, proton pump AZOLE fluconazole, flucytosine, ketoconazole, mebendazole, miconazole, inhibitors, sulfamethoxazole, antifungals, griseofulvin, ivermectin, thiabendazole, voriconazole sulfisoxazole antihelminthics nystatin, praziquantel, pyrantel pamoate, terbinafine BENDAZOLE albendazole, mebendazole, thiabendazole anthelminthics

cocaine, lidocaine, mepivacaine, procaine, CAINE procaine penicillin G local anesthetics tetracaine

amoxicillin, ampicillin, benzathine penicillin G, carbenicillin, cloxacillin, methicillin, nafcillin, CILLIN penicillins oxacillin, penicillin g, penicillin v, piperacillin, procaine penicillin G, ticarcillin

fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, CONAZOLE antifungal miconazole, voriconazole

COXIB celecoxib, rofecoxib cox2 inhibitors

doxocycline, minocycline, oxtetracycline, CYCLINE tetracycline antibiotics tetracycline

amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, DIPINE Ca2+ channel blockers nifedipine, nisoldipine, nitrendipine

FENE raloxifene, toremifene nalmefene antiestrogens FLOXACIN fluoroquinolone ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin antibiotics FLURANE inhaled general enflurane, isoflurane halothane, nitrous oxide anesthetics

celecoxib, dasatinib, erlotinib, gefitinib, imatinib, IB enzyme inhibitors nilotinib, rofecoxib IMUS sirolimus, tacrolimus many immunosuppresives

bretylium, edrophonium, ipratropium, IUM atracurium, mivacurium, pancuronium, botulinum toxin, lithium pipecuronium, rocuronium, vecuronium succinylcholine, tubocurarine paralytics

LUTAMIDE bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide antiandrogens

abciximab, alemtuzumab, basiliximab, daclizumab, MAB gemtuzumab, ibritumomab, infliximab, palvizumab, muromonab monoclonal antibodies rituxumab, trastuzumab

MICIN, MYCIN azithromycin, clarithromycin, clindomycin, bleomycin, dactinomycin, antibiotics erythromycin, gentamicin, neomycin netilmicin, amikacin mitomycin C, neomycin, netilmicin, paromomycin, spectinomycin, streptomycin, rapamycin (aminoglycoside, tobramycin, vancomycin macrolide)

acebutolol, atenolol, betaxolol, bispropolol, carteolol, esmolol, levobunolol, metipranolol, metoprolol, OLOL beta blockers nadolol, penbutolol, pindolol, propranolol, sotolol, timolol

OZOLE anastrozole, letrozole aromatase inhibitors

PARIN dalteparin, enoxaparin heparins

PIPRAZOLE aripiprazole, 2 others antipsychotics

esoprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, PRAZOLE proton pump inhibitors pantoprazole, rabeprazole