Across
- 6. The process by which the body alters a drug (1 word, 16 letters)
- 7. The point at which the rate of drug drug administration equals the rate of drug elimination so that medication levels are maintained (2 words, 17 letters)
- 8. A higher initial dose than typical to help reach critical concentration in the body (2 words, 11 letters)
- 10. Surgical removal of the stomach (1 word, 11 letters)
- 11. The time required for the concentration of a drug in the blood to reduce by half (2 words, 8 letters)
- 14. the amount of medication needed for therapeutic effect (2 words, 18 letters)
- 15. The process by which a drug is removed from the body (1 word, 9 letters)
Down
- 1. A phenomenon where a drug is metabolized at a specific location in the body before it reaches the systemic circulation (3 words, 13 letters)
- 2. A protective mechanism that limits the passage of substances from the bloodstream into the brain tissue (3 words, 16 letters)
- 3. The study of lungs and the respiratory system (1 word, 11 letters)
- 4. The breakdown of red blood cells (1 word, 9 letters)
- 5. The movement of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream (1 word, 10 letters)
- 9. The spread of a drug throughout the body's fluids and tissues (1 word, 12 letters)
- 12. Medical term meaning hard or hardening of (1 word, 9 letters)
- 13. A common blood test to measure renal function, particularly important in dosing drugs processed by the kidneys (1 word, 9 letters)