Fundamentals of Pharmacology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• distribution : the total volume of fluid needed to contain the drug at the same concentration as in plasma is called the volume of …
• efficacy : the ability of a drug to produce a biological effect
• tachyphylaxis : a rapid decrease in drug response due to repeated administration
• clearance : the body's ability to remove a drug from circulation
• elimination : the rate at which a drug is metabolized and eliminated is a …. rate
• lipophilicity : the diffusion of drugs across cell membranes due to fat solubility
• receptor : the reversible binding of a drug to its receptor is a … binding
• antagonist : a drug that blocks or reduces the activity of a receptor
• exocytosis : the process of active transport across membranes to remove drugs
• affinity : the strength of binding between drug and receptor
• potency : a measure of how much drug is required to achieve a given effect
• agonist : a drug that binds to a “receptor” and produces an effect
• absorption : process that occurs from the time a drug enters the body to the time it enters the bloodstream to be circulated
• bio availability : the ability of a drug or other chemical to be taken up by the body and made available in the tissue where it is needed
• excretion : the process whereby drug byproducts and metabolites are eliminated from the body
• metabolism : the breakdown of a drug molecule via enzymes in the liver (primarily) or intestines (secondarily)
• pharmacy : the science of the preparation of drugs