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Introduction to Pharmacology

Teacher: Professor Hunt
Across
Elimination of medications from the body primarily through the kidneys.
The period of time needed for the medication to be reduced by 50% in the body. (two words)
Some oral medications are metabolized through the liver before reaching the bloodstream. (two words)
Medication intake equals medication metabolism and excretion. (two words)
Medications capable of binding with receptors and causing a cellular response.
Proprietary name given by the company that manufactures the medication, it is always capitalized.
Reduced responsiveness to a medication administered over time.
Interactions between medications and target cells, body systems, and organs to produce an effect.
An acute allergic response to an antigen that results in severe hypotension and may cause death if untreated. (two words)
The transmission of medications from the location of administration to the bloodstream.
The ability of a medication to reach its target cells and produce its effect.
The length of action of a medication.
The preferred and expected effect for which a medication is administered.
Transportation of medications to sites of action by bodily fluids.
A medication produces effects that are more pronounced than those produced by the first dose.
Accumulation of too much medication in the bloodstream.
Down
When a medication starts to have an effect.
A hyperresponse of body tissues to a foreign substance. (two words)
The undesired effect when a medication is administered.
Indicates the safety margin of medications. (two words)
Measures levels of medications in the bloodstream before a medication is administered.
How medications travel through the body. It includes the processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
Medications that inhibit or block the responses of agonists.
The highest concentration of a medication in the bloodstream.
The official or nonproprietary name that is given by the United States Adopted Names Council, it is never capitalized.