Pharmacy Week Crossword
Across
- 3. What drug was thought to treat nausea in pregnancy but caused birth defects in the 1950’s which led to strict drug regulations and since has been repurposed for cancer use?
- 4. A rope or marker used by cave divers to act as a guide throughout their expedition.
- 6. What was the bubonic plague pandemic that devastated Europe in the 14th century?
- 8. Which state was the first to require pharmacists to become licensed?
- 12. What is the brand name of a hormone medication that contains peanuts?
- 14. What is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance around the world?
- 15. What is the hard plastic that covers the end of shoelace called?
- 16. What nationwide outbreak (infection) caused by contaminated injectable methylprednisolone acetate that affected 750 people with over 60 deaths?
Down
- 1. What is the term for the science and activities relating to the detection and prevention of adverse drug events?
- 2. What vital sign was recognized in ancient times for fundamental signs of life?
- 5. What antibiotic causes biliary sludging in neonates?
- 7. What is the term for surgical connection between two structures?
- 9. What theory states that infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms?
- 10. Based on Bram Stoker’s Drakula, he is a vampire that stalks a German clerk bringing plague and death wherever he goes.
- 11. What is the term for the fear of dogs, wolves, and other canines?
- 12. What is the term for the use of multiple medications by a single patient?
- 13. What is the main chemical the color red derived from in lipstick?
- 14. What popular drink was created by a pharmacist, who thought that he created a non-addictive pain reliever?