Pharmacological Principles

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Across
  1. 2. The time required for the concentration of a drug in the body to decrease by 50%. This determines dosing intervals.
  2. 3. The study of drugs obtained from natural sources (plants, animals, or minerals).
  3. 4. The study of the cost-benefit ratio of drug treatments.
  4. 6. The removal of drugs from the body, primarily through the kidneys (urine).
  5. 7. The transport of the drug by the bloodstream to its site of action (tissues and organs).
  6. 8. The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases.
  7. 10. The movement of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream.
Down
  1. 1. The science of preparing and dispensing drugs, including how dosage forms (like tablets vs. liquids) affect the body.
  2. 3. What the body does to the drug (how it moves in, through, and out).
  3. 5. The chemical alteration of the drug into a lipid-soluble or water-soluble substance, primarily occurring in the liver.
  4. 9. What the drug does to the body (the mechanism of action and effects at the cellular level).