Introduction to Pharmacokinetics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• oral : route for pill consumption ( _ delivery).
• intravenous : injection into the bloodstream for rapid action.
• subcutaneous : injection just beneath the skin’s surface into fatty tissue.
• intradermal : shallow injection into the dermal layer, typically for allergy testing.
• transdermal : application onto the skin for controlled systemic release.
• sublingual : placement under the tongue for rapid absorption.
• bioavailability : proportion of a drug that enters the bloodstream and is available for use.
• first pass : initial liver processing of a drug before systemic circulation ( _ metabolism).
• absorption : movement of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream.
• vd : theoretical volume in which a drug is uniformly distributed throughout the body (abbr.).
• metabolism : the chemical conversion of a drug into a metabolite.
• half life : time taken for the concentration of a drug in the body to reduce by half.
• solubility : a property relating to a drug's ability to dissolve in lipids (drug _ ).
• renal : elimination of drugs through the kidneys; a major excretory route ( _ excretion).
• pulmonary : elimination of drugs through the respiratory system; often via exhaled air ( _ excretion.
• gastrointestinal : removal of drugs through the digestive tract, including faecal elimination ( _ excretion).
• cl : the volume of plasma cleared of a drug over a specified period (abbr.)