Suffixes
Meds that end in 'ASE.
What are THROMBOLYTICS?
Meds that end in 'DONE.
What are OPIOID ANALGESICS?
Meds that end in 'PAM.
What are ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS?
Meds that end in 'STATIN.
What are ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMICS?
PITAVASTATIN is one of these.
What is a ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC?
Remember ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMICS end in STATIN.
Meds that end in 'AZOLE.
What are ANTIFUNGALS?
Meds that end in 'LAM.
What are ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS?
Meds that end in 'PINE.
What are CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS?
Meds that end in 'VIR.
What are ANTI-VIRALS?
ACYCLOVIR is an example of this.
What is an ANTI-VIRAL?
We give this for kids hospitalized with Chicken Pox.
Remember ANTI-VIRALS end in 'VIR. VIR = VIRAL get it?
Meds that end in 'AMIL.
What are CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS?
Meds that end in 'MICIN/'MYCIN.
What are ANTIBIOTICS?
Meds that end in 'PRAZOLE.
What are PROTON-PUMP INHIBITORS?
Meds that end in 'ZIDE.
What are DIURETICS?
ATENOLOL is an example of this.
What is a BETA-BLOCKER?
Remember BETA-BLOCKERS end in 'OLOL.
Though it's not funny when you need these!
Meds that end in 'CAINE.
What are LOCAL ANESTHETICS?
Meds that end in 'NIUM.
What are NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKERS?
Meds that end in 'PRIL.
Prednisone is an example of this.
What is a STEROID?
Remember STEROIDS end in 'SONE!
What is DIAZEPAM?
What is an ANTI-ANXIETY?
May also be used to stop acute seizure activity.
Meds that end in 'DINE.
What are H2 HISTAMINE BLOCKERS?
Meds that end in 'OLOL.
What are BETA BLOCKERS?
Meds that end in 'SONE.
What are STEROIDS?
Lidocaine is an example of this.
What is a LOCAL ANESTHETIC?
Remember LOCAL ANESTHETICS end in 'CAINE.
What is ENALAPRIL?
What is an ACE INHIBITOR?
Remember ACE INHIBITORS end in PRIL.