Geriatric Pharmacology

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Across
  1. 2. Hydrophilic drugs
  2. 4. Substance that protein bound drugs are attached to
  3. 6. Analyzes how the genetic makeup of an individual affects his/her response to drugs
  4. 7. Method of calculating renal clearance
  5. 8. The process by which a medication enters the bloodstream
  6. 10. The place in the body where a majority of drug metabolism occurs
  7. 12. Distribution is affected by an increase in _____ tissue in older adults
  8. 13. The study of how drug work in the body
Down
  1. 1. Process by which the body chemically changes a drug so it can be used and excreted
  2. 3. Process by which the body eliminates a drug and its metabolism from the body
  3. 5. Tool to use to avoid to avoid adverse drug outcomes in the older adult
  4. 9. Concomitant use of more than 5 medications
  5. 11. Method of administering a drug so it absorbs quickly