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Free Drug Name Suffixes Flashcards
Generic drug names encode their class in the ending — crack the suffixes and unknown medications become readable. This is the highest-leverage pharmacology deck a student can drill.
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QWhat class do drugs ending in -olol belong to?
ABeta blockers (metoprolol, atenolol)
QWhat class ends in -pril?
AACE inhibitors (lisinopril, enalapril)
QWhat class ends in -sartan?
AARBs — angiotensin receptor blockers (losartan)
QWhat class ends in -statin?
AHMG-CoA reductase inhibitors — cholesterol lowering (atorvastatin)
QWhat class ends in -prazole?
AProton pump inhibitors (omeprazole)
QWhat class ends in -dipine?
ACalcium channel blockers, dihydropyridine type (amlodipine)
QWhat class ends in -cillin?
APenicillin antibiotics (amoxicillin)
QWhat class ends in -azepam / -zolam?
ABenzodiazepines (diazepam, alprazolam)
QWhat class ends in -caine?
ALocal anesthetics (lidocaine)
QWhat class ends in -mab?
AMonoclonal antibodies (rituximab)
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Create your free deck →How to study drug name suffixes with flashcards
- One fact per card. Answer with class AND a prototype drug ("-olol → beta blocker, e.g. metoprolol") — the pair is what exams want.
- Rate honestly. After each card, choose Again, Hard, Good, or Easy — the spaced repetition algorithm uses your answer to decide when the card returns, right before you'd forget it.
- A few minutes daily beats marathons. Ten new cards a day is roughly 3,650 a year, retained. Deep dives: Flashcards for nursing school · Leech cards and how to fix them · How the spaced repetition algorithm works.
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