Pharmacology Week 1

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Across
  1. 6. The process by which the body alters a drug (1 word, 16 letters)
  2. 7. The point at which the rate of drug drug administration equals the rate of drug elimination so that medication levels are maintained (2 words, 17 letters)
  3. 8. A higher initial dose than typical to help reach critical concentration in the body (2 words, 11 letters)
  4. 10. Surgical removal of the stomach (1 word, 11 letters)
  5. 11. The time required for the concentration of a drug in the blood to reduce by half (2 words, 8 letters)
  6. 14. the amount of medication needed for therapeutic effect (2 words, 18 letters)
  7. 15. The process by which a drug is removed from the body (1 word, 9 letters)
Down
  1. 1. A phenomenon where a drug is metabolized at a specific location in the body before it reaches the systemic circulation (3 words, 13 letters)
  2. 2. A protective mechanism that limits the passage of substances from the bloodstream into the brain tissue (3 words, 16 letters)
  3. 3. The study of lungs and the respiratory system (1 word, 11 letters)
  4. 4. The breakdown of red blood cells (1 word, 9 letters)
  5. 5. The movement of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream (1 word, 10 letters)
  6. 9. The spread of a drug throughout the body's fluids and tissues (1 word, 12 letters)
  7. 12. Medical term meaning hard or hardening of (1 word, 9 letters)
  8. 13. A common blood test to measure renal function, particularly important in dosing drugs processed by the kidneys (1 word, 9 letters)