easy ways to remember meds and identify them

[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)

[RheatherN, ASN, RN, EMT-P]

good list, i am sorry i cant really help ya off the top of my head. i dont remember drugs like that. btw.. good luck with the nclex!!! sounds like your at a great start of studying!!

-H-RN

[setingle]

thank you very much for this! If you can think of any more, pls add!

[alliesgal]

-ase = thrombolytic

-coxib = cox 2 enzyme blocker

-caine = anesthetics

-dipine = CCB

-floxacin = antibiotic

-ine = reverse transcriptase inhibitors, antihistamines

-kinase = thrombolytics

-lone, pred = corticosteroid

-mab = monoclonal antibiotics

-micin = antibiotic, aminoglycoside

-navir = protease inhibitor

-nitr = nitrate/vasodilator

-olol = beta blocker

-oxin = cardiac glycoside

-osin = alpha blocker

-parin = anticoagulant

-prazole = PPI

-stigmine = colinergics

-terol = beta 2 agonist

-thiazide = diuretic

-tidine = antiulcer

-trophin = pituitary hormone

-vir = anti-viral, protease inhibitor

-zozin = alpha 1 antagonist

-zolam = benzodiazapine, sedative

-zine = antihistamine

1 heart, 2 lungs = beta 1 for cardiac, beta 2 for respiatory