Medicinal Chemistry

3. amount of drug to maintain level needed for a medicinal effect
6. how easily a substance evaporates
7. the ejection of an alpha particle from a nucleus (two words, no spaces inbetween)
8. to find something using various techniques
9. the class of pain-relieving drugs that are derived from poppies
11. fraction of administered dose that reaches the target site
13. when the body adapts to the presence of medications and experiences negative effects without it
16. substance that neutralizes stomach acid
17. a substance that improves health by chemically affecting the body
18. type of virus that infects bacteria

1. emission of particles & energy during radioactivity
2. something used to relieve pain, fever, or inflammation
4. an opiate used to treat severe pain and was used in World War I
5. the disease driven by the uncontrolled growth of cells
8. to separate substances based on how well they evaporate
10. the ability of radioactivity to remove electrons from an atom (two words, no spaces inbetween)
11. a solution that can resist changes in pH
12. a group of antibiotics
14. broad term describing how nuclear chemistry is used to treat cancer
15. A drug used to treat cancer that is derived from Yew Tree leaves