Nclex drugs - Cheat sheet cards-
Pharmacology cheat sheet on common drugs
suffixes
, Common Drug Suffixes
CNS Neuromuscular Infectious Disease
Family Drug Example Family Drug Example
-chol Muscarinic agonist carbachol Cell wall inhibitor “Broad Imipenem
-penam
-trop spectrum” Meropenem
Atropine
scop- Muscarinic blocker
Scopolamine Ciprofloxacin
-floxacin Fluoroquinolone
-stigmine Levofloxacin
Achase inhibitor Neostigmine
-curium Atracurium -conazole Ketoconazole
Nondepolarizing Antifungal
-curonium
Mivacurium ‘’Azole’’ Fluconazole
neuromuscular blocker Pancuronium
-ane Inhailed anasthetic Halothane -quine Chloroquine
Antimalarial
Primaquine
-caine Local anaesthetic Lidocaine
Acyclovir
-ovir Antiviral “ DNA polymerase
-pam Diapam Ganciclovir
Benzodiazepine inhibitors” treats herpes
-lam Lorazopam Valacyclovir
-tal Neuraminidase inhibitor “
Barbiturate Phenobarbital -ivir Zanamivir
treats influenza”
-zine Typical antipsychotic Chlorpromazine
or antihistamine Thoridazine -avir Antiviral protease Indinavir
inhibitor “treats HIV/AIDS” Ritonavir
-apine Clozapine
-idone Atypical antipsychotic
Risperidone
-capone COMT inhibitor for Tolcapone
parkinson's disease Entacapone
Cardiovascular GI
Family Drug Example Family Drug Example
-olol Beta blocker metoprolol -tidine H2 blocker Cimetidine
-alol Sotalol -prazole
Alpha-Beta blockers PPI Pantoprazole
-ilol cardviolol
-setron 5HT3 blocker ‘’Anti Emetic’’ Ondansetron
-dipine Vascular Calcium
Nifidipine
channel blocker
Terazosin
-zosin Alpha -1 blocker
Doxazosin
-pril Ace inhibitor Lisinopril Oncology
-sartan ARB Losartan Family Drug Example
-darone Antiarrhythmic Amiodarone vin- Vincristine
Microtubule inhibitor
Vinblastine
-statin Anti hyperlipidemic Hmg
Rosuvastatin -rubicin Cancer drug Doxorubicin
coa reductase inhibitor
-mab Monoclonal antibody drug Rituximab
-zolamide Carbonic anhydrase
Acetazolamide
inhibitor -tinib Tyrosine kinase inhibitor Imatinib
-semide Loop diuretic Furosemide
-parin Low molecular weight
Enoxaparin
heparin
-rudin Direct thrombin inhibitor Lepirudin
Pharmacology cheat sheet on common drugs
suffixes
, Common Drug Suffixes
CNS Neuromuscular Infectious Disease
Family Drug Example Family Drug Example
-chol Muscarinic agonist carbachol Cell wall inhibitor “Broad Imipenem
-penam
-trop spectrum” Meropenem
Atropine
scop- Muscarinic blocker
Scopolamine Ciprofloxacin
-floxacin Fluoroquinolone
-stigmine Levofloxacin
Achase inhibitor Neostigmine
-curium Atracurium -conazole Ketoconazole
Nondepolarizing Antifungal
-curonium
Mivacurium ‘’Azole’’ Fluconazole
neuromuscular blocker Pancuronium
-ane Inhailed anasthetic Halothane -quine Chloroquine
Antimalarial
Primaquine
-caine Local anaesthetic Lidocaine
Acyclovir
-ovir Antiviral “ DNA polymerase
-pam Diapam Ganciclovir
Benzodiazepine inhibitors” treats herpes
-lam Lorazopam Valacyclovir
-tal Neuraminidase inhibitor “
Barbiturate Phenobarbital -ivir Zanamivir
treats influenza”
-zine Typical antipsychotic Chlorpromazine
or antihistamine Thoridazine -avir Antiviral protease Indinavir
inhibitor “treats HIV/AIDS” Ritonavir
-apine Clozapine
-idone Atypical antipsychotic
Risperidone
-capone COMT inhibitor for Tolcapone
parkinson's disease Entacapone
Cardiovascular GI
Family Drug Example Family Drug Example
-olol Beta blocker metoprolol -tidine H2 blocker Cimetidine
-alol Sotalol -prazole
Alpha-Beta blockers PPI Pantoprazole
-ilol cardviolol
-setron 5HT3 blocker ‘’Anti Emetic’’ Ondansetron
-dipine Vascular Calcium
Nifidipine
channel blocker
Terazosin
-zosin Alpha -1 blocker
Doxazosin
-pril Ace inhibitor Lisinopril Oncology
-sartan ARB Losartan Family Drug Example
-darone Antiarrhythmic Amiodarone vin- Vincristine
Microtubule inhibitor
Vinblastine
-statin Anti hyperlipidemic Hmg
Rosuvastatin -rubicin Cancer drug Doxorubicin
coa reductase inhibitor
-mab Monoclonal antibody drug Rituximab
-zolamide Carbonic anhydrase
Acetazolamide
inhibitor -tinib Tyrosine kinase inhibitor Imatinib
-semide Loop diuretic Furosemide
-parin Low molecular weight
Enoxaparin
heparin
-rudin Direct thrombin inhibitor Lepirudin
