Basic Pharmacology Principles

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Across
  1. 4. trade/brand name
  2. 5. refers to the effects of drugs in the body and their mechanism of action
  3. 6. expected effect of the drug other than desired effect
  4. 11. the amount of time it takes for half of the medication to be eliminated by the body
  5. 12. an unintended and potentially dangerous pharmalogical effect
  6. 13. when the medication first begins to take effect
  7. 15. protein substance in the blood
  8. 18. generic name
  9. 20. the inactivation of orally/enterally administered drugs in the liver and intestines
Down
  1. 1. how a medication functions within the body
  2. 2. the study of how the body absorbs distributes metabolizes and eliminates drugs
  3. 3. a blocking enzyme found in grapefruit
  4. 7. the dosing window in which the safest and most effective treatment will occur
  5. 8. the strength of binding between drug and receptor
  6. 9. the maximum concentration of medication in the body
  7. 10. tightly woven mesh of capillaries that protect the brain and CNS
  8. 14. the length of time the medication produces its effect
  9. 16. a drug that binds to a receptor and produces an effect
  10. 17. a molecule that prevents the action of other molecules
  11. 19. Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion