Generic Drug Suffixes

-actone

potassium sparing diuretics

-artan

angiotensin II receptor blockers (A2RBs)

-azosin

alpha-adrenergic blockers

-cillin

antibiotics

-codone

opioid pain relievers

-cycline

antibiotics

-emide

loop diuretics

-floxacin

antibiotics

-mycin

antibiotics

-olol

beta-blockers or beta-adrenergic blocking agents

-olone, -sone

corticosteroids

-pam

benzodiazepines

-pine

calcium channel blockers

-pril

angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

-razole

proton pump inhibitors

-statin

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

-tidine

histamine-2 blockers

-vir

antivirals