Medical personnel and pharmacists can use these flash cards to learn the suffixes for common drugs
There are 31 flash cards in this set (6 pages to print.)
To use:
1. Print out the cards.
2. Cut along the dashed lines.
3. Fold along the solid lines.
Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| what does the suffix -caine mean? | local anesthetics |
| What does the suffix -cillin mean? | antibiotics |
| What does the suffix -dine mean? | anti-ulcer agents |
| What does the suffix -done mean? | opioid analgesic |
| What does the suffix -azine mean? | anti-psychotic |
| What does the suffix -azole mean? | antifungal |
| What does the suffix -azepam mean? | anti-anxiety |
| What does the suffix -ane mean? | Inhalation/Volatile general anesthetic |
| What does -barbital/-bital mean? | Barbiturate sedative hypnotics |
| What does the suffix -cycline mean? | antibiotic protein synthesis inhibitor |
| What does the suffix -mycin mean? | aminoglycoside antibiotics |
| What does the suffix -navir mean? | protease inhibitor |
| What does the suffix -olol mean? | Beta Antagonist (beta blocker) |
| What does the suffix -operidol mean? | Butyrophenone (neuroleptic) |
| What does the suffix -oxin mean? | cardiac glycoside (inotropic agent) |
| what does the suffix -phylline mean? | methylxanthine |
| What does the suffix -statin mean? | A) reductase inhibitors |
| What does the suffix -pril mean? | ACE inhibitor |
| What does the suffix -terol mean? | Beta2 agonist |
| What does the suffix -tidine mean? | h2 antagonist |
| What does the suffix -triptyline mean? | tricyclic antidepressant |
| What does the suffix -tropin mean? | pituitary hormone |
| What does the suffix -ipramine mean? | tricyclic antridepressant |
| What does the suffix -zosin mean? | alpha1 blocker |
| What does the suffix -ide mean? | oral hypoglycemics |
| What does the suffix -iam mean? | antianxiety agents |
| What does the suffix -sone mean? | steroids |
| What does the suffix -nium mean? | neuromuscular blocking agents |
| What does the suffix -stain mean? | antihyperlidemics |
| What does the suffix -oxacin mean? | antibiotics |
| What does the suffix -vir mean? | antiviral |
