-ase = thrombolytic -azepam = benzodiazepine -azine = antiemetic; phenothiazide -azole = proton pump inhibitor, antifungal -barbital = barbiturate -coxib

= cox 2 enzyme blockers -cep/-cef = anti-infectives -caine = anesthetics -cillin = penicillin -cycline = antibiotic -dipine = calcium channel blocker -floxacin = antibiotic -ipramine = tricyclic antidepressant -ine = reverse transcriptase inhibitors, antihistamines -kinase = thrombolytics -lone, pred- = corticosteroid -mab = monoclonal antibiotics -micin = antibiotic, aminoglycoside -navir = protease inhibitor nitr-, -nitr- = nitrate/vasodilator -olol = beta antagonist -oxin = cardiac glycoside -osin = alpha blocker -parin = anticoagulant -prazole = ppis -phylline = bronchodilator -pril = ace inhibitor -statin = cholesterol lowering agent -sartan = angiotensin ii blocker -sone = glucocorticoid, corticosteroid -stigmine = cholinergics -terol = beta 2 agonist -thiazide = diuretic -tidine = antiulcer -trophin = pituitary hormone -vir = anti-viral, protease inhibitors -zosin = alpha 1 antagonist -zolam = benzo/sedative -zine = antihistamine