Common Drug Name Stems Cheat Sheet Below Is a Cheat Sheet Table That Has Three Columns: Drug Stem, Drug Class, and an Example
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Common Drug Name Stems Cheat Sheet Below is a cheat sheet table that has three columns: Drug Stem, Drug Class, and an Example. Each stem has hyphens at one or both ends of its text to show that it is found at the beginning, end, or in the middle of the generic name. Drug Stem Drug Class and/or Stem Explanation Examples labetalol, medroxalol –alol Combined alpha and beta blockers nandrolone –andr– Androgens altanserin, tropanserin, altanserin –anserin Serotonin 5–HT(sub)2 receptor antagonists fludarabine –arabine Antineoplastics (arabinofuranosyl derivatives) alglucerase, dornase alfa –ase Enzymes lorazepam –azepam Antianxiety agents (diazepam type) doxazosin –azosin Antihypertensives (prazosin type) sulbactam –bactam Beta–lactamase inhibitors meprobamate, felbamate –bamate Tranquilizers/antiepileptics phenobarbital –barb Barbituric acid derivatives mofebutazone –butazone Anti–inflammatory analgesics (phenylbutazone type) dibucaine –caine Local anesthetics cefazolin cef– Cephalosporins ampicillin –cillin Penicillins fluconazole, oxiconazole –conazole Antifungals (miconazole type) hydrocortisone –cort– Cortisone derivatives atracurium –curium Neuromuscular blocking agents minocycline –cycline Antibiotics (tetracycline type) hydralazine –dralazine Antihypertensives (hydrazine–phthalazines) pergolide –erg– Ergot alkaloid derivatives estrone estr– Estrogens bezafibrate –fibrate Antihyperlipidemics enflurane, isoflurane –flurane Inhalation anesthetics megestrol –gest– Progestins desirudin –irudin Anticoagulants teceleukin, aldesleukin –leukin Interleukin–2 derivatives montelukast, zafirlukast –lukast Leukotriene antagonists capromab, daclizumab, detumomab, –mab Monoclonal antibodies rimantadine –mantadine Antivirals gloximonam –monam Monobactam antibiotics carmustine –mustine Antineoplastics lincomycin –mycin Antibiotics (streptomyces strains) timolol, atenolol –olol Beta–blockers (propranolol type) minaxolone –olone Steroids (no prednisone derivatives) difloxacin, ciprofloxacin –oxacin Antibiotics (quinolone derivatives) adipamide –pamide Diuretics (sulfamoylbenzoic acid derivatives) tiapamil –pamil Coronary vasodilators Heparin derivatives and low molecular weight (or heparin, tinzaparin, dalteparin –parin depolymerized) heparins haloperidol –peridol Antipsychotics (haloperidol type) epoetin alfa, epoetin beta –poetin Erythropoietins lofepramine –pramine Antidepressants (imipramine type) prednicarbate, cloprednol –pred Prednisone derivatives enalapril, temocapril, spirapril –pril Antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors) flurbiprofen –profen Anti–inflammatory/analgesic agents (ibuprofen type) epirubicin, idarubicin –rubicin Antineoplastic antibiotics (daunorubicin type) losartan, eprosartan –sartan Angiotensin II receptor antagonists sulfasalazine –sulfa Antibiotics (sulfonamide derivatives) chlorothiazide –thiazide Diuretics (thiazide derivatives) oxytocin, pitocin –tocin Oxytocin derivatives methotrexate –trexate Antimetabolites (folic acid derivatives) amitriptyline –triptyline Antidepressants uracil Uracil derivatives used as thyroid antagonists and fluorouracil as antineoplastics lovastatin, simvastatin –vastatin Antihyperlipidemics (HMG–CoA inhibitors) vir, vir or vir Antiviral substances (undefined group) viroxime, envirodyne, ganciclovir More cheat sheets at Nurseslabs.com .