Crossword Challenge

Across

    6   A medication error may occur if a patient’s dosage is unintentionally this

    7   Drug store association (abbr.)

    9   Sedating medications may increase the likelihood for an older adult to do this and fall

  10   Relating to structure of the human body

  11   With 13 across, topic of the cover story in this issue

  13   See 11 across

  15   Dueling sword

  17   Organ that produces an egg

  18   Type of oil that may be used in capsule form as a dietary supplement

  19   Vitamin B₇

  20   Glass plate held against the skin to assess some types of skin lesions

  23   Biologic medication that is comparable in many ways to a previously approved biologic agent

  26   Common allergy symptom

  27   Many aspirin bottles still include this unit of measurement on the label

  28   Occur with repeated administrations of a medication

Down

    1   A dietary ________ often contains vitamins or herbal extracts

    2   Milk-________ syndrome can result from high doses of calcium salts

    3   Carcinogen recently found in ranitidine

    4   Medical specialty concerned with cancer

    5   Berries touted for possible health benefits

    6   Symbol for change in a chemical reaction

    8   Medications used to treat high      cholesterol

  12   Organ that produces hormones

  14   Bacterial forms of these are treated with antibiotics

  16   An important prescription factor that may influence medication adherence

  17   A topical medication formulated in an oil base

  21   This cardiac event occurs when a person’s heart suddenly stops beating

  22   Walks back and forth, as when concerned

  24   Q-Tip, e.g.

  25   A pair of eyes is accompanied by a pair of these

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