Across
- 3. Cough ..... - a thick, viscous liquid used for treating cough.
- 8. A drug which relieves pain.
- 9. A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and prevent diseases.
- 12. Agents that control, inhibit or prevent abnormal rhythms of the heart.
- 14. Medications that induce sleep and that are one of the most commonly prescribed drugs.
- 16. An infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash.
- 17. A substance which neutralizes stomach acidity and is used to relieve e.g. heartburn.
- 18. A drug derived from the opium poppy, used to stop people from feeling pain.
- 19. A bacterial disease which mainly affects children, characterized by convulsive coughs.
- 20. Inflammation of the liver.
Down
- 1. A hormone produced in the pancreas, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.
- 2. ..... drugs – drugs which are too dangerous, too powerful, or too toxic for self-treatment.
- 4. An acute, highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes.
- 5. Drugs used to treat infections caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria.
- 6. A bacterial disease marked by stiffness and spasms of the voluntary muscles.
- 7. Medications used to treat conditions such as hypertension.
- 10. A poisonous bushy Eurasian plant with drooping purple or green bell-shaped flowers.
- 11. A drug which acts on the nervous system, used to make a person or animal calmer.
- 13. The place where the pharmacist works and where drugs are compounded, stored, dispensed and sold.
- 15. An annual Eurasian plant with ornamental white, red, pink, or purple flowers.