Easy Way to Identify Meds!!!

[female12233]

Let me start by saying that this list is in no means complete but it's a good little start. To my knowledge these are accurate. It's just a list I had started to compile as I study for my Nclex-RN. The following are a list of suffix in meds to help identify them. like -cillin and penicillin etc.

-azepam (benzodiazepine)

-azine (antiemetic; phenothiazide)

-azole (proton pump inhibitor)

-barbital (barbiturate)

-cillin (penicillin)

-cycline (antibiotic)

-ipramine (Tricyclic antidepressant)

-navir (protease inhibitor)

-olol (beta antagonist)

-oxin (cardiac glycoside)

-phylline (bronchodilator)

-pril (ACE inhibitor)

-terol (Beta 2 Agonist)

-tidine (H2 Antagonist)

-trophin (Pituitary Hormone)

-zosin (alpha 1 Antagonist)

-statin (cholesterol lowering agent)

-sartan (angiotensin receptor blocker)

-sone (glucocorticoid)

-mycin (anti-infective, aminoglycosides)

-vir (anti-viral)

-coxib (cox 2 enzyme blockers)

-caine (anesthetics)

-mab (monoclonal antibiotics)

-stigmine (cholinergics)

-thiazide (diuretic)

-ase (thrombolytic)

and one prefix

ceph or cef- (cephalosporins)

[yesdog, BSN, RN]

Good list. Here are some more...These helped me a lot on the nclex

-azoles are also antifungals

-dipine = calcium channel blocker

-floxacin = antibiotic

-micin = antibiotic

nitr-, -nitr- - nitrate/vasodilator

-parin = anticoagulant

-sal-, sal- = salicylate/aspirin

-lone, pred- = corticosteroid

-zolam = benzo/sedative

-tidine - antiulcer

[david.cummiskey]

Wow, thanks for starting this list female 12233, I have a hard time remembering meds and this helps out so much. You are right to study them, the NCLEX RN will throw some crazy drugs at you! Good luck. Thanks for contributing to the list yesdog.