Prescribed Drugs

Drug names can be confusing and difficult to follow - not to mention pronounce. This is a quick and easy guide to generic drug names according to their endings.
For example, betablockers always end in -olol and so whenever you see that, you know that you are dealing with betablockers. So, timolol, atenolol,  propanolol, bisoprolol, betablockerolol are all betablockers. Alright, I made the last one up but you get the idea!

 

Generic ending	Type of drug
-azepam	‘minor’ tranquilliser
-clofenac	NSAID
-conazole	antifungal
-dipine	calcium channel blocker
-fibrate	cholesterol-lowering drugs
-olol	betablockers
-oterol	bronchodilator
-pramine	tricyclic antidepressant
-pril	angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
-profen	NSAID
-salazine	anti-inflammatory (rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis)
-sartan	angiotensin II receptor blocker
-statin	cholesterol-lowering drugs
-thiazide	diuretic
-tidine	H2 blocker
-triptan	migraine
-tryptiline	tricyclic antidepressant