Medication Prefix list

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Hi guys - I'm wrapping up my first semester of nursing school (1 down - 3 to go :)...) I've seen the medication suffix list on this site before but now I cannot find it. Could someone please help me locate it or re-post it for me? Thanks so much !!

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I believe this might be it.......https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/easy-identification-meds-408805.html

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)

http://www.takerx.com/

Here are some excellent resources for drugs/suffixs

Pharmacology Study Aids

Drug tables - Medication Tables - Drug classes

drug prefixes, roots, and suffixes, drug terms, drug terminology

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That is the one :) :) Thank you so much !!!

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You're welcome.

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