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all about what drugs do, their suffixes, and examples

created Monday May 26, 22:19 by Draven Levingar


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Ace inhibitors end in pril like Lisinopril and their brand name is Prinovil/ Zestril. They are used for high blood pressure and heart failure.
Arb's end in sartan like Losartan and their brand name is Cozaar. They are used for high blood pressure and heart failure.
Beta blockers end in olol like Metoprolol and their brand name is Lopressor. They are used for high blood pressure and irregular heart beat.
Dihyropyridine calcium channel blockers end in ipine like Amlodipine and their brand name is Norvasc. They are used for high blood pressure.
Alpha blockers end in osin like Terazosin and their brand name is Hytrin. They are used for high blood pressure and enlarged prostate symptoms.
Direct factor Xa inhibitors end in aban like Apixaban and their brand name is Eliquis. They are used as anticoagulants.
HMG-COA Reductase inhibitors end in statin like Atorvastatin and their brand name is Lipitor, They are used for high cholesterol.
Dpp-4 inhibitors end in gliptin like Linagliptin and their brand name is Tradjenta. They are used orally for diabetes.
TZDs end in glitazone like Pioglitazone and their brand name is Actos. They are used orally for diabetes.
SGLT-Z inhibitors end in gliflozin like Canagliflozin and their brand name is Involcana. They are used orally for diabetes. end in  
GLp-1 Analogs end in glutide like Dulaglutide and their brand name is Trulicity. They are an injectible medication for diabetes.
H2 blockers end in tidine like Famotidine and their brand name is Pepcid. They are used for heartburn/ GERD.
PPI's end in prazole like Esomeprazole and their brand name is Nexium. They are used for heartburn and GURD.
5-HT IB/ ID Receptor Agonists end in tripstan like Rizatriptan and their brand name is Maxalt. They are used for migraines.
Corticosteroids end in one like Prednisone and their brand name is Deltasone. They are used for allergic reactions and inflammation.
Penicillins end in cillin like Amoxicillin and their brand name is Amoxil. They are used as an antibiotic.
Fluoroquinolones end in floxacin and their brand name is Ciprofloxacin. They are used as an antibiotic.
Macrolides and Lincosamides end in  mycin like Azithromycin and Clindamycin their brand names are Zithromax and Cleocin. They are antibiotics.
Antifungals end in azole like Fluconazole and their brand name is Diflucan. They are used for fungal infections.
Antivirals end in vir like Acyclovir and their brand name is Zovirax. they are used for viral infections.
Benzodiazepines end in am like Alprazolam and their brand name is Xanax. They are used for anxiety and sleep.

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