Drug Classifications

Front 1

Suffix or prefix:

-mycin

Back 1

Drug category:

antibiotic

class or action:

macrolides

Front 2

Suffix or prefix:

-cycline

Back 2

Drug category:

antibiotic

class or action:

tetracyclines

Front 3

Suffix or prefix:

-floxacin

Back 3

Drug category:

antibiotic

class or action:

fluoroquinolones

Front 4

Suffix or prefix:

ceph-,
cef-

Back 4

Drug category:

antibiotic

class or action:

cephalosporins

Front 5

Suffix or prefix:

-cillin

Back 5

Drug category:

antibiotic

class or action:

penicillins

Front 6

Suffix or prefix:

-cyclovir

Back 6

Drug category:

antibiotic

class or action:

anti-herpetics

Front 7

Suffix or prefix:

-pril

Back 7

Drug category:

antihypertensive

class or action:

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme-Inhibitors (ACEI's, ACE Inhibitors)

Front 8

Suffix or prefix:

-saratan

Back 8

Drug category:

antihypertensive

class or action:

Angiotensin II Receptor-Blockers (ARB's)

Front 9

Suffix or prefix:

-osin

Back 9

Drug category:

antihypertensive, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

class or action:
α 1-receptor blockers

Front 10

Suffix or prefix:

-olol

Back 10

Drug category:

antihypertensive

class or action:

Beta Blocker

Front 11

Suffix or prefix:

-dipine

Back 11

Drug category:

antihypertensive

Class or action:

Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB's)

Front 12

Suffix or prefix:

-statin

Back 12

Drug category:

antihypertensive, Cholesterol lowering

Class or action:

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

Front 13

Suffix or prefix:

-glitazone

Back 13

Drug category:

antidiabetic

Class or action:

thiazolidinediones

Front 14

Suffix or prefix:

-glinide

Back 14

Drug category:

antidiabetic

Class or action:

meglitinides

Front 15

Suffix or prefix:

-dronate

Back 15

Drug category:

osteoporosis

Class or action:

bisphosphonates

Front 16

Suffix or prefix:

-tidine

Back 16

Drug category:

anti-ulcer

Class or action:

H2-Receptor antagonists

Front 17

Suffix or prefix:

-prazole

Back 17

Drug category:

anti-ulcer

Class or action:

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI's)

Front 18

Suffix or prefix:

-triptan

Back 18

Drug category:

anti-migraine

Class or action:

5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists (Triptan's)

Front 19

Suffix or prefix:

-pam,
-lam

Back 19

Drug category:

Anti-anxiety / hypnotics

Class or action:

benzodiazepines (BZD's)

Front 20

Suffix or prefix:

-pramine,
-triptyline

Back 20

Drug category:

antidepressants

Class or action:

Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA's)

Front 21

Suffix or prefix:

-ine

Back 21

Drug category:

antidepressants

Class or action:

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's)

Front 22

Suffix or prefix:

-one

Back 22

Drug category:

anti-inflammatory

Class or action:

corticcosteroids

Front 23

Suffix or prefix:

-steride

Back 23

Drug category:

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) (enlargement of prostate)

Class or action:

5α-reductase inhibitors

Front 24

Suffix or prefix:

-nacin

Back 24

Drug category:

overactive bladder and incontinence

Class or action:

anticholinergics

Front 25

Suffix or prefix:

-terol

Back 25

Drug category:

pulmonary

Class or action:

β antagonists

Front 26

Suffix or prefix:

-mide,
-nide

Back 26

Drug category:

antihypertensive

Class or action:

diuretics