Crossword Challenge
Across
9 Antibiotics won’t eradicate a _____
10 An experienced pharmacist who mentors students and residents
11 Salicylic acid, used as a painkiller
12 Form of epinephrine used to treat croup
13 The “B” in BP
15 Topic of this issue’s “OTC’s Today” (abbr.)
16 Very smart person
17 Step-by-step procedures for completing a task (abbr.)
19 “As needed,” in an Rx
20 Pharmac___ (finish the word)
21 Single-stranded nucleic acid molecule
24 Agency sponsor of health research
25 Voting “nay”
26 Kidney-related
28 Altogether (two words)
30 Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm
33 Topic of this month’s “On the Shelf”
34 Fake
Down
1 Middle layer of the eye
2 Bitcoin, for example
3 ______-friendly
4 Some community pharmacies are struggling to stay _____
5 Condition often treated with SSRIs
6 Viral infection that can cause liver damage (abbr.)
7 Another name for a nebulizer
8 5-fluoro_____, a cancer treatment abbreviated as “5-FU”
13 Board certification organization for pharmacists (abbr.)
14 Profundity
15 “Miracle” antibiotic discovered in 1928
16 H2O
18 Type of deep wound caused by a sharp object piercing the skin
22 This can help communicate with patients who are hearing impaired (abbr.)
23 Ascends
27 Brain cell
29 “Little piggies”
30 Shades of color
31 Chronic lung condition caused by inflammation of the airways (abbr.)
32 Eye affliction
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