The study notebook

Study Guides

Explore drug names by category, connect the naming patterns, and find a study routine you can return to.

Study guides

Practical ways to organize the names and check what you remember.

Study common drug suffixes and prefixes with a class-and-example table, practical learning steps, and exceptions that prevent mix-ups.

Learn how to memorize the Top 200 drugs with small brand–generic sets, recall in both directions, worked examples, and a flexible seven-day routine.

Brand names, generic names, and the distinctions worth remembering.

Learn antibiotic brand and generic names by class, including penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides, and common naming patterns.

Match beta blocker brand and generic names, recognize the -olol pattern, and distinguish Lopressor from Toprol-XL.

Explore antidepressant brand and generic names by class, including SSRIs, SNRIs, tricyclic antidepressants, MAOIs, and other examples.

Learn SSRI brand and generic names, including Zoloft, Lexapro, Prozac, Paxil, Celexa, and Luvox CR, with tips for confusing pairs.

Learn insulin brand and generic names by type, including Humalog, NovoLog, Lantus, Basaglar, Toujeo, Tresiba, and human insulin examples.

Study ACE inhibitor brand and generic names, the -pril suffix, and combination names such as Zestoretic and Lotrel.

Learn statin brand and generic names, including Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor, Pravachol, Mevacor, Lescol XL, and Livalo.

Study diabetes medication brand and generic names by class, including metformin, GLP-1 agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors, and insulin.

Learn anticoagulant brand and generic names, including Eliquis, Xarelto, Pradaxa, Savaysa, warfarin brands, and Lovenox.

Study seizure medication brand and generic names, including Keppra, Lamictal, Tegretol, Trileptal, Vimpat, Depakote, and other examples.