prefix, root, drug class or drug examples (generic names) suffix category avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; phosphodiesterase -afil vardenafil (PDE) inhibitor betamethasone; dexamethasone; -asone diflorasone; fluticasone; corticosteroid mometasone doxorubicin; epirubicin; antineoplastic; -bicin idarubicin; valrubicin cytotoxic agent butabarbital; butalbital; barbiturate -bital phenobarbital; secobarbital (sedative) bupivacaine; lidocaine; -caine mepivacaine; prilocaine; local anesthetic proparacaine cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cephalosporin cef-, ceph- cefprozil; cephalexin antibiotic amoxicillin; ampicillin; penicillin -cillin dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin antibiotic clocortolone; fludrocortisone; cort corticosteroid hydrocortisone demeclocycline; doxycycline; tetracycline -cycline minocycline; tetracycline antibiotic anthelmintic; albendazole; mebendazole; -dazole antibiotic; metronidazole; tinidazole antibacterial amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; calcium channel -dipine nimodipine; nisoldipine blocker bisphosphonate; alendronate; etidronate; -dronate bone resorption ibandronate; risedronate inhibitor esomeprazole; omeprazole; proton pump -eprazole rabeprazole inhibitor (PPI) -fenac bromfenac; diclofenac; nepafenac NSAID besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; -floxacin levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; quinolone ofloxacin antibiotic antidiabetic; -gliptin saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; antidiabetic; -glitazone troglitazone thiazolidinedione brompheniramine; -iramine antihistamine chlorpheniramine; pheniramine carbonic acetazolamide; brinzolamide; -lamide anhydrase dorzolamide; methazolamide inhibitor adalimumab; daclizumab; monoclonal -mab infliximab; omalizumab; antibody trastuzumab carmustine; estramustine; alkylating agent -mustine lomustine; bendamustine (antineoplastic) azithromycin; clarithromycin; antibiotic; -mycin clindamycin; erythromycin antibacterial muscarinic -nacin darifenacin; solifenacin antagonist (anticholinergic) fluconazole; ketoconazole; -nazole miconazole; terconazole; antifungal tioconazole atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; -olol beta blocker pindolol; propranolol; timolol fluocinolone; fluorometholone; -olone corticosteroid prednisolone; triamcinolone nandrolone; oxandrolone; -olone anabolic steroid oxymetholone budesonide; ciclesonide; desonide; -onide fluocinonide; halcinonide corticosteroid dexlansoprazole; lansoprazole; proton pump -oprazole pantoprazole inhibitor (PPI) antithrombotic; dalteparin; enoxaparin; parin; -parin anticoagulant fondaparinux; heparin; tinzaparin (blood thinner) xanthine aminophylline; dyphylline; -phylline derivative oxtriphylline; theophylline (bronchodilator) tricyclic clomipramine; desipramine; -pramine antidepressant imipramine; trimipramine (TCA) loteprednol; prednicarbate; pred; pred- corticosteroid prednisolone; prednisone benazepril; captopril; enalapril; -pril ACE inhibitor lisinopril; moexipril; ramipril fenoprofen; flurbiprofen; -profen NSAID ibuprofen; ketoprofen iloperidone; paliperidone; atypical -ridone risperidone antipsychotic angiotensin II candesartan; irbesartan; losartan; -sartan receptor olmesartan; valsartan antagonist; ARB loop diuretic -semide furosemide; torsemide (water pill) serotonin 5-HT3 alosetron; dolasetron; granisetron; -setron receptor ondansetron; palonosetron antagonist dolasetron; granisetron; antiemetic and -setron ondansetron; palonosetron antinauseant atorvastatin; lovastatin; HMG-CoA -statin pitavastatin; pravastatin; reductase rosuvastatin; simvastatin inhibitor; statins antibiotic; anti- sulfacetamide; sulfadiazine; sulfa- infective; anti- sulfamethoxazole; sulfasalazine inflammatory alcaftadine; cyproheptadine; -tadine desloratadine; loratadine; antihistamine olopatadine antiviral; anti- -tadine amantadine; rimantadine influenza-A albuterol; arformoterol; formoterol; beta agonist; -terol levalbuterol; salmeterol bronchodilator chlorothiazide; thiazide diuretic -thiazide hydrochlorothiazide; (water pill) methyclothiazide crizotinib; dasatinib; erlotinib; antineoplastic -tinib gefitinib; imatinib (kinase inhibitor) desogestrel; etonogestrel; female hormone -trel levonorgestrel; norgestrel (progestin) retinoid; tretin-; tretin; - acitretin; alitretinoin; isotretinoin; dermatologic tretin tretinoin agent; form of vitamin A antimigraine; almotriptan; eletriptan; rizatriptan; -triptan selective 5-HT sumatriptan; zolmitriptan receptor agonist tricyclic amitriptyline; nortriptyline; -tyline antidepressant protriptyline (TCA) abacavir; efavirenz; enfuvirtide; vir; -vir nevirapine; ritonavir; tenofovir antiviral; anti-HIV adefovir; entecavir; ribavirin antiviral; anti- vir; -vir (along with interferon) hepatitis acyclovir; famciclovir; penciclovir; antiviral; anti- -vir valacyclovir herpes cidofovir; ganciclovir; antiviral; anti- -vir valganciclovir CMV -vir oseltamivir; zanamivir antiviral; anti-flu antiviral; lamivudine; stavudine; telbivudine; -vudine nucleoside zidovudine analogues clonazepam; diazepam; -zepam benzodiazepine flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam -zodone nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone antidepressant alprazolam; estazolam; midazolam; -zolam benzodiazepine triazolam alfuzosin; doxazosin; prazosin; -zosin alpha blocker terazosin.