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The Prototype Method Starter Kit

Train your brain to spot the drug class faster.

Tap a medication-name beginning or ending, guess the drug class, then flip the card to check yourself. Recognizing these patterns helps you connect unfamiliar medications to the prototype you already studied.

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-azepam or -azolam

Benzodiazepines

Generic examples: diazepam, alprazolam, temazepam
Ends in

-terol

Beta2-adrenergic agonist bronchodilators

Generic examples: albuterol, levalbuterol, salmeterol
Often ends in

-sone

Corticosteroids

Generic examples: prednisone, dexamethasone, hydrocortisone
Many end in

-azole

Azole antifungals

Generic examples: miconazole, fluconazole, clotrimazole
Ends in

-floxacin

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics

Generic examples: norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin
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-cyclovir

Antiviral medications related to acyclovir

Generic examples: acyclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir
Begins with

cef- or ceph-

Cephalosporin antibiotics

Generic examples: cefaclor, cefoxitin, cefotaxime
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-vastatin

Statins, also called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

Generic examples: atorvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin
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-dipine

Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers

Generic examples: nifedipine, amlodipine, nicardipine
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-pril

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, better known as ACE inhibitors

Generic examples: captopril, enalapril, lisinopril
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-sartan

Angiotensin II receptor blockers, better known as ARBs

Generic examples: losartan, valsartan, candesartan
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-olol

Beta blockers

Generic examples: propranolol, acebutolol, esmolol

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The Prototype Method

Cut your pharmacology study time in half - or more.

Get started by choosing one medication to represent the entire drug class: that's your prototype. Study it. On test day, answer questions about any medication in that same drug class as if it were the prototype.

Worried you won't learn enough? Guess what: the best nursing pharmacology textbooks use the Prototype Method to organize every chapter. Watch the five-minute video to see exactly why this strategy works - and how it saves you time.

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