Understanding drug names and their classifications is crucial for healthcare professionals and nursing students. These Drug Suffix Lists are a handy resource designed to help you quickly recognize the purpose and category of medications based on their suffixes (or stems). Whether you’re studying pharmacology, preparing for exams, or managing a busy workload in a clinical setting, these lists will simplify the learning and recall process.
Each printable table is organized by the suffix, class, explanation, and example drugs. For instance, if you see a drug ending in -afil (like sildenafil), you’ll know it’s an inhibitor of PDE5 with vasodilator action. This structure makes it easier to connect a drug’s name to its action and category, streamlining your workflow and helping you provide better patient care.
Our drug stem cheat sheets are an invaluable tool for learning medication classifications and their uses, and they go great with these Pharmacology Study Sheets. To complement this resource, pair it with our Nurse Skills Template to develop clinical proficiency, Nursing Clinical Template for practical applications and Disease Templates for more study resources.
How to Download These Free Drug Suffix Lists
To get started, simply click on the image of the list style you prefer. It will open as a PDF file in a new tab with 3 pages of drug stems. From there, you can download or print the file directly.
