Pharmacology Made Easy Access

| Suffix | Drug Class | Clinical Pearl (Easy Memory) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | ACE Inhibitors | "Pril" sounds like "pill." These pills cause a dry cough. | | -lol | Beta Blockers | "Lol" = laughing. These slow the heart rate (no laughing matter). | | -prazole | Proton Pump Inhibitors | "Prazole" sounds like "drizzle." They stop acid drizzle in the stomach. | | -statin | HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors | "Statin" = stationary. They stop cholesterol production. | | -sartan | ARBs | "Sartan" = Santan (sun). They are the "sons" of ACE inhibitors (no cough). | | -mab | Monoclonal Antibodies | "Mab" = Map. These target specific immune cells. |

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Pharmacology Made Easy: A Nurse’s & Medical Student’s Guide to Understanding Drug Classes, Mechanisms, and Clinical Reasoning | Suffix | Drug Class | Clinical Pearl