Drug class practice

Build connections between generic names and pharmacologic classes.

Practice

Build connections between generic names and pharmacologic classes.

How the calculation works

Build connections between generic names and pharmacologic classes.

For learning, not clinical decisions. US label and brand information; always consult the current source.

All drug classes

Classes at a glance

ACE inhibitors — Medicines: 6 · Cardiovascular · -pril
Angiotensin II receptor blockers — Medicines: 7 · Cardiovascular · -sartan
Beta-adrenergic blockers — Medicines: 9 · Cardiovascular, Eye & ear · -olol
Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers — Medicines: 3 · Cardiovascular
Non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers — Medicines: 1 · Cardiovascular
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors — Medicines: 5 · Cardiovascular · -statin
Proton pump inhibitors — Medicines: 3 · GI · -prazole
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors — Medicines: 5 · Psychiatry
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors — Medicines: 3 · Psychiatry
Benzodiazepines — Medicines: 4 · Psychiatry, Neurology
SGLT2 inhibitors — Medicines: 2 · Endocrine · -gliflozin
DPP-4 inhibitors — Medicines: 2 · Endocrine · -gliptin
GLP-1 receptor agonists — Medicines: 4 · Endocrine · -glutide
Insulins — Medicines: 6 · Endocrine
5-HT1B/1D receptor agonists — Medicines: 2 · Neurology · -triptan
Direct factor Xa inhibitors — Medicines: 2 · Hematology · -xaban
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs — Medicines: 12 · Pain, Musculoskeletal, Eye & ear
Fluoroquinolone antibacterials — Medicines: 7 · Eye & ear, Infectious disease
Penicillin antibacterials — Medicines: 3 · Infectious disease
Cephalosporin antibacterials — Medicines: 3 · Infectious disease
Macrolide antibacterials — Medicines: 2 · Infectious disease, Eye & ear
Loop diuretics — Medicines: 3 · Cardiovascular
Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics — Medicines: 6 · Cardiovascular
Opioid analgesics — Medicines: 6 · Pain
Antimuscarinic bladder medicines — Medicines: 2 · Genitourinary
Alpha-1 adrenergic blockers — Medicines: 5 · Genitourinary, Cardiovascular
P2Y12 platelet inhibitors — Medicines: 2 · Cardiovascular, Hematology
5-alpha reductase inhibitors — Medicines: 2 · Genitourinary
Dopamine receptor agonists — Medicines: 2 · Neurology

Cards that belong to more than one class family

Carvedilol: Beta-adrenergic blockers, Alpha-1 adrenergic blockers

Lisinopril / Hydrochlorothiazide: ACE inhibitors, Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics

Losartan / Hydrochlorothiazide: Angiotensin II receptor blockers, Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics

Olmesartan / Amlodipine / Hydrochlorothiazide: Angiotensin II receptor blockers, Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers, Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics

Amlodipine / Benazepril: ACE inhibitors, Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers

Labetalol: Beta-adrenergic blockers, Alpha-1 adrenergic blockers

Practice

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