Across
- 7. state in which there is a compulsive or chronic need, as for a drug
- 10. The time required for the amount of drug in the body to decrease by 50%
- 11. removal of drug or drug metabolites from the body
- 12. a drug that binds to and stimulates the activity of one or more receptors in the body
- 13. Movement of the drug from site of administration into bloodstream
- 14. Causes vasodilation, hypotension and perhaps reflex tachycardia
- 16. Molecules that block receptors, can be competitive or noncompetitive
Down
- 1. reduced response to a drug after a prolonged use
- 2. name given to a drug by the United States Adapted Names Council
- 3. molecular structure within or on the outer surface of a cell
- 4. the overwhelming feeling that drives a person to use a drug repeatedly
- 5. severe allergy that involves massive, systemic release of histamine and other chemical mediators that can lead to life-threatening shock
- 6. study of what happens to a drug from the time it is put into the body until the parent drug and all metabolites have left the body
- 8. magnitude of maximal response that can be produced from a particular drug
- 9. any chemical that affects the physiological process of a living organism
- 15. immediately;at one;<5mins