Drugs: Name Endings

What they can tell you:
Drugs with these endings___usually belongs to this class
- caine ____________________ Local anesthetics
- cillin_____________________ Antibiotics
- dine _____________________ Antiulcer agents (Histamine H2 blockers)
- done _____________________Opioid analgesics
- ide ______________________ Oral hypoglycemics
- lam ______________________Anti-anxiety drugs
- micin _____________________Antibiotics
- mide _____________________ Diuretics
- mycin ____________________ Antibiotics
- nium _____________________ Neuromuscular blocking agents
- olol ______________________ Beta-blockers
- oxacin ____________________Antibiotics
- pam ______________________Anti-anxiety drugs
- pril _______________________ACE inhibitors
- sone ______________________Steroids
- statin _____________________Anti-hyperlipidemics
- vir ________________________Anti-virals
- zide ______________________ Diuretics