Across
- 4. The process of what the body does to a drug after administration
- 6. A federal organization responsible for drug safety
- 11. The desired effect of a medication
- 13. The response the nurse monitors for with a new medication
- 14. The scientific, chemical name for a medication
- 16. How the body breaks down the drug
- 19. How the drug enters the bloodstream
- 21. A medication or supplement bought without a prescription
Down
- 1. life The time it takes for a drug to decrease 50% in the body
- 2. This organ is mainly responsible for drug metabolism
- 3. This organ is mainly responsible for excretion
- 5. The undesired effect of a medication
- 7. How the drug travels through the blood to body tissues
- 8. The commercial name to sell a medication
- 9. The process of what the drug does to the body after administration
- 10. How the body removes the drug and its waste products
- 12. Reconciliation A formal process of reviewing a patient's home medications
- 15. A federal organization that tracks and regulates controlled substances
- 17. label Using a medication different from its intended use
- 18. When the drug is at its lowest concentration in the body
- 20. When the drug has reached its highest concentration in the body