Pharmacology Week 1 Concepts

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Across
  1. 4. The process of what the body does to a drug after administration
  2. 6. A federal organization responsible for drug safety
  3. 11. The desired effect of a medication
  4. 13. The response the nurse monitors for with a new medication
  5. 14. The scientific, chemical name for a medication
  6. 16. How the body breaks down the drug
  7. 19. How the drug enters the bloodstream
  8. 21. A medication or supplement bought without a prescription
Down
  1. 1. life The time it takes for a drug to decrease 50% in the body
  2. 2. This organ is mainly responsible for drug metabolism
  3. 3. This organ is mainly responsible for excretion
  4. 5. The undesired effect of a medication
  5. 7. How the drug travels through the blood to body tissues
  6. 8. The commercial name to sell a medication
  7. 9. The process of what the drug does to the body after administration
  8. 10. How the body removes the drug and its waste products
  9. 12. Reconciliation A formal process of reviewing a patient's home medications
  10. 15. A federal organization that tracks and regulates controlled substances
  11. 17. label Using a medication different from its intended use
  12. 18. When the drug is at its lowest concentration in the body
  13. 20. When the drug has reached its highest concentration in the body