Drug Name Endings (suffixes) Quiz

Each question consists of a suffix for a drug name. Read the suffix and select the drug category that is associated with that medication suffix.

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Question 1

-zosin

A
Inhaled anesthetics
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B
Pituitary hormone
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C
HMG CoA reductase inhibitor
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D
Alpha 1 blockers
Question 2

-conazole

A
Nitrosoureas
B
Antifungal drugs
C
Protease inhibitors
D
Antihelmentic drugs
Question 3

-barbital

A
Beta Blockers
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B
Inhaled anesthetics
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C
Barbiturates
D
ACE inhibitos
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Question 4

-azine

A
Muscarinic agents
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B
Local anesthetics
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C
Tetracyclines
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D
Phenothiazines
Question 5

-bendazole

A
Antifungal drugs
B
Antihelmentic drugs
C
H2 antagonists
D
TCA
Question 6

-ane

A
TCA
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B
Inhaled anesthetics
C
Phenothiazines
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D
Antihelmentic
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Question 7

-dipine

A
TCAs
B
Tetracyclines
C
Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers
D
Benzodiazapine
Question 8

-terol

A
Benzodiazapines
B
Barbiturates
C
Beta 2 agonists
D
Bisphosphonates
E
Beta blockers
Question 9

-cillin

A
Penicillins
B
H2 Blockers
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C
Antifungal Drugs
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D
TCAs
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Question 10

-azepam

A
Muscarinic agonists
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B
Cholenergics
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C
Benzodiazapines
D
Neuroleptics
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Question 11

-tropin

A
Methylxanthines
B
Benzodiazapine
C
Antifungal drugs
D
Pituitary hormone
Question 12

-olol

A
Beta 2 agonists
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B
Beta blockers
C
ARBs
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D
Alpha 1 blockers
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Question 13

-mustine

A
Protease inhibitors
B
Nitrosoureas
C
Neuroleptics
D
Methylxanthines
Question 14

-chol

A
Cholenergics
Hint:
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B
Pituitary hormone
C
H2 blockers
D
Nitrosoureas
Question 15

-navir

A
Tetracycline Drugs
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B
Protease inhibitors
C
Antivirals
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D
Beta 2 agonists
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Question 16

-glitizone

A
TCAs
B
ACE inhibitors
C
ARBs
D
TZDs
Question 17

-glitizone

A
Cholinesterase inhibitors
B
Tetracyclines
C
Barbiturates
D
TZDs
Question 18

-pril

A
TZDs
B
ACE inhibitors
C
TCAs
D
ARBs
Question 19

-statin

A
Cardiac glycocide
B
HMG CoA reductase
C
Methylzanthines
D
Calcium channel blockers
Question 20

-tidine

A
Local anesthetics
B
Bisphosphonate
C
H2 blockers
D
Neuromuclular blockers
Question 21

-ipramine

A
ARBs
B
Methylxanthines
C
TCAs
D
Nitrosoureas
Question 22

-sartan

A
ARBs
B
TZDs
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C
Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers
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D
ACE inhibitors
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Question 23

-stigmine

A
Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers
B
TZDs
C
TCAs
D
Cholinesterase inhibitors
Question 24

-dronate

A
TCA
B
Penecillins
C
Cardiac glycocide
D
Bisphosphonate
Question 25

-ipramine

A
ARBs
B
ACE inhibitors
C
TZDs
D
TCAs
Question 26

-triptyline

A
TZDs
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B
Antifungal drugs
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C
TCAs
D
Tetracyclines
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Question 27

-caine

A
Inhaled anesthetics
B
Neuroleptics
C
Cholinesterase inhibitors
D
Local anesthetics
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