Myptcb Nomenclature

Front 1

What drug classification is
associated with "-azepam"?

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benzodiazepine

Hint 1

class of psychoactive drugs considered minor tranquilizers. useful in treating anxiety, insomnia, agitation, seizures, and muscle spasms, as well as alcohol withdrawal.

Front 2

What drug classification is
associated with "-astine"?

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antihistamine

Hint 2

H1-antihistamines are clinically used in the treatment of histamine-mediated allergic conditions

Front 3

What drug classification is
associated with "-azosin"?

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vasodilator

Hint 3

A vasodilator is a substance that causes vasodilation

Front 4

What drug classification is associated with "-bamate"?

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tranquilizers

Hint 4

substance that depresses the central nervous system (CNS), resulting in calmness, relaxation, reduction of anxiety, sleepiness, and slowed breathing, as well as slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes

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What drug classification is associated with "barb"?

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barbiturate

Hint 5

Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants. mild sedation to anesthesia. Some are also used as anticonvulsants.

Front 6

What drug classification is
associated with "-caine"?

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local anesthetic

Hint 6

A local anesthetic is an agent that interrupts pain impulses in a specific region of the body without a loss of patient consciousness

Front 7

What drug classification is
associated with "cef"?

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cephalosporin

Hint 7

Cephalosporins are a group of antibiotics used to treat infections occurring in a variety of places in the body

Front 8

What drug classification is
associated with "cefp"?

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cephalosporin

Hint 8

Cephalosporins are a group of antibiotics used to treat infections occurring in a variety of places in the body

Front 9

What drug classification is
associated with "ceph"?

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cephalosporin

Hint 9

Cephalosporins are a group of antibiotics used to treat infections occurring in a variety of places in the body

Front 10

What drug classification is
associated with "-cillin"?

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penicillin antibiotic

Hint 10

beta-lactam antibiotics used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by susceptible, usually Gram-positive, organisms.

Front 11

What drug classification is
associated with "cod"?

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narcotic analgesic

Hint 11

Narcotic analgesics act in the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain.

Front 12

What drug classification is
associated with "-conazole"?

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antifungal agent

Hint 12

A drug used to treat fungal infections

Front 13

What drug classification is
associated with "cort"?

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steroidal anti-inflammatory

Hint 13

Many steroids, specifically glucocorticoids, reduce inflammation by binding to cortisol receptors

Front 14

What drug classification is

associated with "-cyline"?

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tetracycline antibiotic

Hint 14

Tetracyclines are a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics whose general usefulness has been reduced with the onset of bacterial resistance

Front 15

What drug classification is associated with "-dopa"?

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dopamine receptor agonists

Hint 15

class of drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease that mimick the action of naturally occurring dopamine

Front 16

What drug classification is
associated with "-ectin"?

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antiparasitic

Hint 16

Effective in the treatment of parasites

Front 17

What drug classification is
associated with "estro"?

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estrogen
hormone

Hint 17

Estrogen is a hormone manufactured by a woman's body

Front 18

What drug classification is associated with "flox"?

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quinolone
antibiotic

Hint 18

Quinolones and fluoroquinolones form a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics. They are derived from nalidixic acid.

Front 19

What drug classification is
associated with "-glitazone"?

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antidiabetic
agent

Hint 19

# preventing or relieving diabetes

Front 20

What drug classification is
associated with "-micin"?

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aminoglycoside
antibiotics

Hint 20

# A class of antibiotics which act by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis within the bacteria which results in the death of the bacteria

Front 21

What drug classification is
associated with "-mycin"?

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macrolide
antibiotic

Hint 21

# The macrolides are a group of drugs (typically antibiotics) whose activity stems from the presence of a macrolide ring, a large lactone ring to which one or more deoxy sugars, usually cladinose and desosamine, are attached. The lactone ring can be either 14, 15 or 16-membered. Macrolides belong to the polyketide class of natural products.

Front 22

What drug classification is
associated with "nitr"?

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coronary
vasodilator

Hint 22

drugs used to cause dilation of the coronary blood vessels.

Front 23

What drug classification is
associated with "-olol"?

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beta-blocker

Hint 23

# a group of medications that act to block á1 or á2 (or both) adrenergic receptors in the nervous system. Beta-blockade slows the heart rate, reduces blood pressure and reduces anxiety

Front 24

What drug classification is
associated with "-olone"?

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steroidal
anti-inflammatory

Hint 24

Many steroids, specifically glucocorticoids, reduce inflammation by binding to cortisol receptors

Front 25

What drug classification is
associated with "-pril"?

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aCE inhibitor

Hint 25

ACE inhibitors treat high blood pressure and other conditions

Front 26

What drug classification is
associated with "-profen"?

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nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory

Hint 26

medications used primarily to treat inflammation, mild to moderate pain, and fever.

Front 27

What drug classification is
associated with "-semide"?

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loop diuretic

Hint 27

A diuretic is a type of drug that removes water from the body. Loop diuretics are a particularly powerful type of diuretic used for treating heart failure.

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What drug classification is associated with "-statin"?

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HMG-CoA
reductase inhibitor

Hint 28

lower cholesterol levels in people with or at risk of cardiovascular disease.

Front 29

What drug classification is
associated with "sulfa"?

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sulfa antibiotic

Hint 29

ynthetic antimicrobial agents that contain the sulfonamide group

Front 30

What drug classification is
associated with "-thiazide"?

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thiazide diuretic

Hint 30

Thiazide diuretics are a family of drugs that remove water from the body

Front 31

What drug classification is
associated with "-tidine"?

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H2 blocker

Hint 31

H2-antagonists are clinically used in the treatment of acid-related gastrointestinal conditions

Front 32

What drug classification is
associated with "-triptan"?

Back 32

antimigraine
medication

Hint 32

medication used to treat migrains

Front 33

What drug classification is
associated with "-triptyline"?

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tricyclic
antidepressant

Hint 33

Tricyclic antidepressants are used in numerous applications; mainly indicated for the treatment of clinical depression, neuropathic pain, nocturnal enuresis, and ADHD

Front 34

What drug classification is
associated with "vir"?

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antiviral

Hint 34

medication used specifically for treating viral infections.

Front 35

What drug classification is
associated with "-vudine"?

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antiviral

Hint 35

medication used specifically for treating viral infections.