Across
- 2. Percentage of the drug dosage that is absorbed.
- 9. are proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies. They build some substances and break others down.
- 10. his studies led to the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases
- 11. are macromolecules involved in chemical signaling between and within cells; they may be located on the cell surface membrane or within the cytoplasm
- 12. Suffix denoting killing, as of microorganisms.
- 14. Antibiotic that kills bacteria; chemical that kills or destroys bacteria.
- 15. the lowest concentration of an antibiotic at which bacterial growth is completely inhibited.
- 16. are substances that cause harmful, dangerous or fatal symptoms in living substances.
- 19. These are drugs whose side effects include nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity
- 21. This refers to the use of natural metabolites, hormones or their congeners in deficiency states, e.g. levodopa in parkinsonism, insulin in diabetes mellitus
- 24. Use of antibiotics to prevent infection, usually before a surgical procedure or in patients at risk for infection.
- 25. are integral membrane proteins that play a critical role in drug disposition by affecting absorption, distribution, and excretion.
- 26. is a molecule capable of binding to and functionally activating a target
- 27. Chemical substance that produces a change in body function
- 28. Study of the absorption, distribution metabolism and excretion (ADME) of drugs (“i.e what the body does to the drug”).
- 29. Use of drugs to inhibit the growth of or to destroy infectious organisms or cancer cells; use of drugs to kill or inhibit the growth of infectious organisms or cancer cells
- 30. Chemical that inhibits growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill bacteria; antibiotic that inhibits the growth of, but does not kill, bacteria.
Down
- 1. is another name for metabolism.
- 3. It’s the effect of drugs upon microorganisms, parasites and neoplastic cells living and multiplying in living organisms.
- 4. is the area of pharmacology that focuses on the method for achieving effective drug administration.
- 5. Mental state characterized by depressed mood, with feelings of frustration and hopelessness.
- 6. his studies led to the discovery of streptomycin, a new antibiotic.
- 7. Antibacterial drugs obtained by chemical synthesis and not from other microorganisms.
- 8. The study of the biological and therapeutic effects of drugs (i.e,“what the drug does to the body”).
- 13. It deals with the proper selection and use of drugs for the prevention and treatment of disease.
- 17. It refers to selective enhancement of the level of activity of specialized cells, e.g. adrenaline stimulates heart, pilocarpine stimulates salivary glands
- 18. is a molecule that binds to a target and prevents other molecules (e.g., agonists) from binding
- 20. Substance that kills disease-causing microorganisms on nonliving surfaces
- 22. An official code containing a selected list of the established drugs and medical preparations with descriptions of their physical properties and tests for their identity, purity and potency
- 23. It’s the science of poisons. Many drugs in larger doses may act as poisons.