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24 Cards in this Set
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Drug Nomenclature |
A drug may have three different names: - Chemical name: Determined by chemical structure of the drug entity - Proprietary (brand or trade) name: Assigned by the drug manufacturer and is protected through a patent - Nonproprietary (generic) name: Assigned to a medication and contains a word stem that has been issued by the US Adopted Names Council |
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-astine |
Antihistamine |
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-azepam |
Antianxiety |
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-caine |
Local anesthetic |
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-cillin |
Penicillin |
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-conazole |
Systemic antifungal |
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estr- |
Estrogen |
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-glitazone |
Antiabetic |
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-micin |
Aminoglycoside |
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-thromycin |
Macrolide |
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-olol |
beta-blocker |
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-olone |
Steroid |
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-profen |
Antiinflamatory |
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-prazole |
Antiulcer |
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-pril |
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor |
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-sartan |
Angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
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-semide |
Loop diuretic |
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-setron |
Serotonin (5-HT3) antagonist |
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sulfa- |
Sulfonamide |
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-terol |
bronchodilator |
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-tidine |
H2 receptor antagonist |
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-e-triptylien -amine |
Tricyclic antidepressant |
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-oxetine |
Fluoxetine-type antidepressant |
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-vastatin |
HMG CoA reductase inhibitor |
