CJE PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
2026/2027 STUDY
ANTIBIOTIC/ANTIBACTERIAL MEDICATIONS
1. TETRACYCLINES (-CYCLINE): DOXYCYCLINE, TETRACYCLINE
2. SULFONAMIDES (SULF-): SULFASALAZINE
3. CEPHALOSPORINS (-CEF, CEPH-): CEFAZOLIN, CEPHALEXIN
4. PENICILLINS (-CILLIN): AMPICILLIN, OXACILLIN
5. AMINOGLYCOSIDES/MACROLIDES (-MICIN, -MYCIN): GENTAMICIN, ERYTHROMYCIN
6. FLUOROQUINOLONES (-FLOXACIN): CIPROFLOXACIN, LEVOFLOXACIN
ANTIVIRAL MEDICATIONS
1. ANTIVIRAL UNDEFINED GROUP (VIR-, -VIR): OSELTAMIVIR, ZANAMIVIR
2. ANTIVIRAL ANTI-HERPES VIRUS AGENTS (-CLOVIR): ACYCLOVIR, FAMICICLOVIR
3. ANTIRETROVIRALS PROTEASE INHIBITORS (-NAVIR): ATAZANAVIR, NELFINAVIR
4. HIV/AIDS (-VUDINE): ZIDOVUDINE, STAVUDINE
ANTIFUNGAL MEDICATIONS
1. ANTIFUNGAL (-AZOLE): FLUCONAZOLE, VORICONAZOLE
ANESTHETICS/ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICATIONS
,1. LOCAL ANESTHETICS (-CAINE): LIDOCAINE, BUPIVACAINE
2. BARBITURATES CNS DEPRESSANT (-BARBITAL): AMOBARBITAL, SECOBARBITAL
3. BENZODIAZEPINES FOR ANXIETY/SEDATION (-ZOLAM, -ZEPAM): ALPRAZOLAM, LORAZEPAM
ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATIONS
1. SSRIS (-OXETINE, -TALOPRAM, -ZODONE): FLUOXETINE, ESCITALOPRAM, VILAZODONE
2. SNRIS/DNRIS (-FAXINE, -ZODONE, -NACIPRAM): VENLAFAXINE, NEFAXODONE,
MILNACIPRAN
3. TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS TCAS (-TRIPTYLINE, -PRAMINE): AMITRIPTYLINE,
CLOMIPRAMINE
ANALGESICS/OPIOID MEDICATIONS
1. OPIOIDS (-DONE, -ONE): OXYCODONE, HYDROMORPHONE, FENTANYL, CODEINE
2. NSAIDS (-PROFEN): IBUPROFEN, FENOPROFEN
3. SALICYLATES: ASPIRIN
4. NONSALICYLATES: ACETAMINOPHEN
UPPER RESPIRATORY MEDICATIONS
1. H1 ANTAGONISTS SECOND-GEN ANTIHISTAMINES (-TADINE, -TIRIZINE): LORATADINE,
DESLORATADINE, CETIRIZINE, LEVOCEIRIZINE
2. NASAL DECONGESTANTS (-EPHRINE, -ZOLINE): PHENYLEPHRINE, NAPHAZOLINE,
OXYMETAZOLINE
LOWER RESPIRATORY MEDICATIONS
1. BETA2-AGONISTS BROCHODILATORS (-TEROL): ALBUTEROL, LEVALBUTEROL
2. XATHINE DERIVATIVES BRONCHODILATORS (-PHYLLINE): AMINOPHYLLINE, DYPHYLLINE
3. CHOLINERGIC BLOCKERS (-TROPIUM): TIOTROPIUM
4. IMMUNOMODULATORS/LEUKOTRIENE MODIFIERS (-ZUMAB, -LUKAST): RESLIZUMAB,
MONTELUKAST
GASTROINTESTINAL MEDICATIONS
, 1. HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS H2-BLOCKERS (-TIDINE): CIMETIDINE, FAMOTIDINE
2. PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS PPIS (-PRAZOLE): OMEPRAZOLE, PANTOPRAZOLE
ANTIDIABETIC MEDICATIONS
1. THIAZOLIDINEDIONE (-GLITAZONE): ROSIGLITAZONE, PIOGLITAZONE
2. INHIBITOR OF DPP-4 ENZYME (-GLIPTIN): SITAGLIPTIN, LINAGLIPTIN
CARDIAC/ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS
1. ACE INHIBITORS (-PRIL): ENALAPRIL, CAPTOPRIL
2. BETA-BLOCKERS (-OLOL): METOPROLOL, NADOLOL
3. ANGIOTENSIN LL RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS (-SARTAN): LOSARTAN, OLMESARTAN
4. CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS (-PINE, -AMIL): AMLODIPINE, VERAPAMIL
5. VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS (-VAPTAN): CONIVAPTAN, TOLVAPTAIN
6. ALPHA-1 BLOCKERS (-OSIN): PRAZOSIN, DOXAZOSIN
7. LOOP DIURETICS (-IDE, -SEMIDE): FUROSEMIDE, BUMETANIDE
8. THIAZIDE DIURETICS (-THIAZIDE): HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, CHLOROTHIAZIDE
9. POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS (-ACTONE): SPIRONOLACTONE
CARDIAC/ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC MEDICATIONS
1. HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR (-STATIN): SIMVASTATIN, ROSUVASTATIN
CARDIAC OTHER MEDICATIONS
1. ANTICOAGULANT FACTOR XA INHIBITOR (-XABAN): APIXABAN
2. LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HEPARIN LMWH (-PARIN): ENOXAPARIN, DALTEPARIN
3. THROMBOLYTICS (-TEPLASE): ALTEPLASE
4. ANTIARRYTHMICS (-ARONE): AMIODARONE
MISCELLANEOUS
1. CORTICOSTEROIDS (-ASONE, -OLONE, -NIDE): BETAMETHASONE, FLUOCINOLONE,
AMICINONIDE
2. TRIPTANS ANTI-MIGRAINE (-TRIPTAN)
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
2026/2027 STUDY
ANTIBIOTIC/ANTIBACTERIAL MEDICATIONS
1. TETRACYCLINES (-CYCLINE): DOXYCYCLINE, TETRACYCLINE
2. SULFONAMIDES (SULF-): SULFASALAZINE
3. CEPHALOSPORINS (-CEF, CEPH-): CEFAZOLIN, CEPHALEXIN
4. PENICILLINS (-CILLIN): AMPICILLIN, OXACILLIN
5. AMINOGLYCOSIDES/MACROLIDES (-MICIN, -MYCIN): GENTAMICIN, ERYTHROMYCIN
6. FLUOROQUINOLONES (-FLOXACIN): CIPROFLOXACIN, LEVOFLOXACIN
ANTIVIRAL MEDICATIONS
1. ANTIVIRAL UNDEFINED GROUP (VIR-, -VIR): OSELTAMIVIR, ZANAMIVIR
2. ANTIVIRAL ANTI-HERPES VIRUS AGENTS (-CLOVIR): ACYCLOVIR, FAMICICLOVIR
3. ANTIRETROVIRALS PROTEASE INHIBITORS (-NAVIR): ATAZANAVIR, NELFINAVIR
4. HIV/AIDS (-VUDINE): ZIDOVUDINE, STAVUDINE
ANTIFUNGAL MEDICATIONS
1. ANTIFUNGAL (-AZOLE): FLUCONAZOLE, VORICONAZOLE
ANESTHETICS/ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICATIONS
,1. LOCAL ANESTHETICS (-CAINE): LIDOCAINE, BUPIVACAINE
2. BARBITURATES CNS DEPRESSANT (-BARBITAL): AMOBARBITAL, SECOBARBITAL
3. BENZODIAZEPINES FOR ANXIETY/SEDATION (-ZOLAM, -ZEPAM): ALPRAZOLAM, LORAZEPAM
ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATIONS
1. SSRIS (-OXETINE, -TALOPRAM, -ZODONE): FLUOXETINE, ESCITALOPRAM, VILAZODONE
2. SNRIS/DNRIS (-FAXINE, -ZODONE, -NACIPRAM): VENLAFAXINE, NEFAXODONE,
MILNACIPRAN
3. TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS TCAS (-TRIPTYLINE, -PRAMINE): AMITRIPTYLINE,
CLOMIPRAMINE
ANALGESICS/OPIOID MEDICATIONS
1. OPIOIDS (-DONE, -ONE): OXYCODONE, HYDROMORPHONE, FENTANYL, CODEINE
2. NSAIDS (-PROFEN): IBUPROFEN, FENOPROFEN
3. SALICYLATES: ASPIRIN
4. NONSALICYLATES: ACETAMINOPHEN
UPPER RESPIRATORY MEDICATIONS
1. H1 ANTAGONISTS SECOND-GEN ANTIHISTAMINES (-TADINE, -TIRIZINE): LORATADINE,
DESLORATADINE, CETIRIZINE, LEVOCEIRIZINE
2. NASAL DECONGESTANTS (-EPHRINE, -ZOLINE): PHENYLEPHRINE, NAPHAZOLINE,
OXYMETAZOLINE
LOWER RESPIRATORY MEDICATIONS
1. BETA2-AGONISTS BROCHODILATORS (-TEROL): ALBUTEROL, LEVALBUTEROL
2. XATHINE DERIVATIVES BRONCHODILATORS (-PHYLLINE): AMINOPHYLLINE, DYPHYLLINE
3. CHOLINERGIC BLOCKERS (-TROPIUM): TIOTROPIUM
4. IMMUNOMODULATORS/LEUKOTRIENE MODIFIERS (-ZUMAB, -LUKAST): RESLIZUMAB,
MONTELUKAST
GASTROINTESTINAL MEDICATIONS
, 1. HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS H2-BLOCKERS (-TIDINE): CIMETIDINE, FAMOTIDINE
2. PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS PPIS (-PRAZOLE): OMEPRAZOLE, PANTOPRAZOLE
ANTIDIABETIC MEDICATIONS
1. THIAZOLIDINEDIONE (-GLITAZONE): ROSIGLITAZONE, PIOGLITAZONE
2. INHIBITOR OF DPP-4 ENZYME (-GLIPTIN): SITAGLIPTIN, LINAGLIPTIN
CARDIAC/ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS
1. ACE INHIBITORS (-PRIL): ENALAPRIL, CAPTOPRIL
2. BETA-BLOCKERS (-OLOL): METOPROLOL, NADOLOL
3. ANGIOTENSIN LL RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS (-SARTAN): LOSARTAN, OLMESARTAN
4. CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS (-PINE, -AMIL): AMLODIPINE, VERAPAMIL
5. VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS (-VAPTAN): CONIVAPTAN, TOLVAPTAIN
6. ALPHA-1 BLOCKERS (-OSIN): PRAZOSIN, DOXAZOSIN
7. LOOP DIURETICS (-IDE, -SEMIDE): FUROSEMIDE, BUMETANIDE
8. THIAZIDE DIURETICS (-THIAZIDE): HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, CHLOROTHIAZIDE
9. POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS (-ACTONE): SPIRONOLACTONE
CARDIAC/ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC MEDICATIONS
1. HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR (-STATIN): SIMVASTATIN, ROSUVASTATIN
CARDIAC OTHER MEDICATIONS
1. ANTICOAGULANT FACTOR XA INHIBITOR (-XABAN): APIXABAN
2. LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HEPARIN LMWH (-PARIN): ENOXAPARIN, DALTEPARIN
3. THROMBOLYTICS (-TEPLASE): ALTEPLASE
4. ANTIARRYTHMICS (-ARONE): AMIODARONE
MISCELLANEOUS
1. CORTICOSTEROIDS (-ASONE, -OLONE, -NIDE): BETAMETHASONE, FLUOCINOLONE,
AMICINONIDE
2. TRIPTANS ANTI-MIGRAINE (-TRIPTAN)