Crossword Challenge
Across
1 Leave in stitches?
4 Beneath the nose
9 Unreactive, as helium gas
10 Bronchodilator commonly used in inhalers
11 To attack with a stun weapon
12 Common site of plantar fasciitis
13 This is often sprained in a fall
15 Earwax
16 Common source of milk
19 23rd letter in the Greek alphabet
20 Suckers for old-time therapy?
22 The “U” in UHF
24 Element necessary for the body to make hemoglobin
25 Hindu queen
27 Steroid produced in the adrenal cortex
28 Progestin-only contraceptive sold over the counter
29 Seizure disorder often treated with lamotrigine or levetiracetam, among others
30 Arm muscles
Down
1 Pain that radiates down the legs from the lower back, often treated with NSAIDs
2 Little grabbers used to remove splinters and more
3 Milliliters per hour in an I.V. drip, e.g.
5 Connection between fetus and mother
6 One of the brand names for aspartame
7 Can be caused by blockage of blood supply to the brain
8 Calmed, such as to sleep
10 Benazepril, enalapril, and lisinopril, for example
14 Example of a tertiary amine tricyclic antidepressant
17 Vitamin B1
18 Bones in the ear
21 Type of tissue that contracts and produces motion
23 Trunks of bodies
26 Central points
Solution is available online at pharmacytoday.org.