{"id":252475,"date":"2025-07-11T10:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=252475"},"modified":"2025-07-11T10:24:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:24:04","slug":"which-of-the-following-pair-associations-between-drug-suffixes-and-typical-drug-classes-are-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/11\/which-of-the-following-pair-associations-between-drug-suffixes-and-typical-drug-classes-are-correct\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following pair associations between drug suffixes and typical drug classes are correct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which of the following pair associations between drug suffixes and typical drug classes are correct? Select all that apply. -ide and oral hypoglycemics -caine and antibiotics -olol and ACE inhibitors -dine and antianxiety -sone and steroids<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct pair associations between drug suffixes and typical drug classes are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. -ide and oral hypoglycemics<\/strong>:
    The suffix -ide<\/strong> is commonly used in oral hypoglycemic medications, especially sulfonylureas, which are used to treat type 2 diabetes. These drugs help lower blood glucose levels by stimulating insulin release from the pancreas. Examples include glipizide<\/strong> and glyburide<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. -caine and antibiotics<\/strong>:
    This association is incorrect<\/strong>. The suffix -caine<\/strong> typically refers to local anesthetics, not antibiotics. These drugs are used to numb a specific area of the body. Lidocaine<\/strong> and procaine<\/strong> are common examples of local anesthetics. Antibiotics, on the other hand, often end with suffixes like -cillin<\/strong> (e.g., penicillin<\/strong>) or -mycin<\/strong> (e.g., erythromycin<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. -olol and ACE inhibitors<\/strong>:
    This association is incorrect<\/strong>. The suffix -olol<\/strong> refers to beta-blockers<\/strong>, not ACE inhibitors. Beta-blockers, such as metoprolol<\/strong> and propranolol<\/strong>, are primarily used to treat hypertension and certain heart conditions by blocking the effects of adrenaline. ACE inhibitors, which end with -pril<\/strong> (e.g., lisinopril<\/strong> and enalapril<\/strong>), are used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure by inhibiting the enzyme that converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. -dine and antianxiety<\/strong>:
    This association is incorrect<\/strong>. The suffix -dine<\/strong> is more commonly associated with H2 receptor antagonists<\/strong>, which are used to reduce stomach acid production and treat conditions like ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Examples include ranitidine<\/strong> and famotidine<\/strong>. Drugs for anxiety typically end with suffixes like -lam<\/strong> or -pam<\/strong>, such as diazepam<\/strong> (Valium) and lorazepam<\/strong> (Ativan).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. -sone and steroids<\/strong>:
    The suffix -sone<\/strong> is indeed associated with steroids<\/strong>, specifically corticosteroids, which are used to reduce inflammation and manage conditions like allergies, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. Common examples are prednisone<\/strong> and dexamethasone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Conclusion<\/strong>:
    Correct pair associations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • -ide and oral hypoglycemics<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • -sone and steroids<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Incorrect associations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • -caine and antibiotics<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • -olol and ACE inhibitors<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • -dine and antianxiety<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        Which of the following pair associations between drug suffixes and typical drug classes are correct? Select all that apply. -ide and oral hypoglycemics -caine and antibiotics -olol and ACE inhibitors -dine and antianxiety -sone and steroids The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct pair associations between drug suffixes and typical drug classes are: Conclusion:Correct […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252475\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}