Pharmacotherapy Crossword

Uses a carrier such as an enzyme or protein to move the drug against a concentration gradient
More severe than side effects
Drugs that produce a response
Drugs that block a response
A test that compares the level of creatinine in the urine with the level of creatinine in the blood
The breakdown of a tablet into smaller particles
Dissolving of the smaller particles in the GI tract before absorption
The process by which the drug becomes available to body fluids and body tissues
The length of time the drug has a pharmacologic effect
The route in which the drug leaves the body
The process in which the drug passes to the liver first
Drugs that are not bound to protein
The time it takes for one half of the drug concentration to be eliminated
A drug is given to achieve a rapid minimum effective concentration in the plasma
the process by which the body inactivates or biotransforms drugs
occurs when drug reaches its highest blood or plasma concentration
a psychological benefit from a compound that may not have chemical structure of a drug effect
physiologic effects not related to desired drug effects
a rapid decrease in response to the drug
a drug concentration in plasma is the level of drug between the minimum effective concentration in the plasma for obtaining desired drug action and the minimum toxic concentration
a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy
when the drug level exceeds the therapeutic range
the lowest plasma concentration of a drug