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Overview of Drug Suffixes and Classes

1. **-azole**: Indicates azole-type antifungal or antibacterial-antiparasitic drugs (e.g., fluconazole, metronidazole). 2. **-caine**: Indicates local anesthetics (e.g., lidocaine). 3. **-triptan**: Indicates serotonin 5-HT1B/1D agonist antimigraine drugs (e.g., sumatriptan). 4. **-sartan**: Indicates angiotensin II receptor blockers (e.g., losartan). 5. **-coxib**: Indicates selective COX-2 inhibitors (e.g., celecoxib). 6. **-olol**: Indicates β-adrenergic receptor blockers (e.g., propranolol). 7. **-osin**: Indicates α1-adrenergic receptor blockers (e.g., prazosin). 8. **-ilol** or **-alol**: Indicates β-adrenergic receptor blockers that also block α1-adrenergic receptors (e.g., carvedilol, labetalol). 9. **-pam** or **-lam**: Indicates benzodiazepine antianxiety agents or sedative-hypnotic drugs (e.g., diazepam, triazolam). 10. **-vir**: Indicates antiviral drugs (e.g., acyclovir). 11. **-statin**: Indicates HMG CoA reductase inhibitors antilipid drugs (e.g., lovastatin). 12. **-mab**: Indicates monoclonal antibodies (e.g., infliximab).