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Pharmacology: Drug Class Suffixes
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Common drug-name suffixes and the classes they signal — high-yield for nursing & NCLEX.
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-pril (e.g., lisinopril)
ACE inhibitor (lowers blood pressure)
-sartan (e.g., losartan)
Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB)
-olol (e.g., metoprolol)
Beta blocker
-dipine (e.g., amlodipine)
Calcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine)
-statin (e.g., atorvastatin)
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (lowers cholesterol)
-prazole (e.g., omeprazole)
Proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
-tidine (e.g., famotidine)
H₂ receptor antagonist
-cillin (e.g., amoxicillin)
Penicillin-class antibiotic
-floxacin (e.g., ciprofloxacin)
Fluoroquinolone antibiotic
-azepam / -azolam (e.g., diazepam)
Benzodiazepine
-vir (e.g., acyclovir)
Antiviral
-afil (e.g., sildenafil)
PDE5 inhibitor
-triptan (e.g., sumatriptan)
Migraine treatment (5-HT receptor agonist)
-mab (e.g., adalimumab)
Monoclonal antibody
-ase (e.g., alteplase)
Enzyme (often a thrombolytic / "clot buster")