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Here are some more suffixes: -ase, -plase: thrombolytics -azole: antifungal antimicrobial cef-, ceph-: cephalosporins. Check for penicillin allergy! -cillin: penicillin. Check for allergy! -cycline: tetracycline abx -dipine: CCB -floxacin: flouroquinolone abx -micin, -mycin: aminoglycoside or macrolide abx -nitr-: nitrate vasodialator -lol: beta blocker -parin: anticoagulant -phylline: xanthine bronchodialator -prazole: GI proton pump inhibitor, antiulcer -pril: ACE inhibitor -sartan: angiotensin II receptor antagonist -sone,- lone, pred-: corticosteroid -statin: HMG coenzyme A reductase inhibitor sulfa-: sulfonamide abx -terol: adrenergic bronchodialator -tidine: H2 histamine antagonist, antiulcer -triptan: vascular headache supressant, serotonin agonist -vir: antiviral -zepam, -zolam: benzodiazepine -zosin: peripheral alpha 1 blocker for hypertension Hope these help. I just took the nclex today, and didn't recognize ANY of the drugs on it based on the classes I learned. However, I definitely found this useful for my hospital pharm exam last week, and it is good to know anyway.