Crossword Challenge

Across
1 A form of oral medication
4 An area with a lack of pharmacies is a pharmacy _____
9 _____ facto
10 COVID-19 tests can result in _____ positives
11 Big apple school
12 Having a low pH
13 Organ that can burst suddenly
14 Part of PPE
16 These protect the organs in the thoracic cavity
17 Commonly used antidepressant class, in short
19 One of two or more alternative forms of a gene
22 Substances used to provide immunity to diseases
23 Washing, e.g., gastric _____
25 Another form of oral medication
26 Can be relieved with antacids
27 “That hurt!”
28 Subject of this month’s On the Shelf
29 Medications can be delivered this way (two words)
Down
1 Applied to the skin
2 Bank deposit?
3 Pharmacists help patients avoid adverse ________
5 Free from an obligation or liability
6 Necessary, such as some amino acids
7 Compounds in tea and wine that can cause headaches in some
8 Base such as lye
15 The “V” in VZV, the cause of chickenpox
17 Needing Dramamine, maybe
18 Split in two
19 Penicillin can be associated with this
20 Rational
21 Relating to the lungs (prefix)
24 Stringed instrument larger than a violin
Solution is available online at pharmacytoday.org.