Crossword Challenge

Across

    1   Coffee for those sensitive to caffeine

    5   Type of insulin that is absorbed slowly and is long lasting

    8   Synthetic opioid that’s 100X more potent than morphine

    9   Boring or dull

  11   Artificial sweetener in the news

  12   Type of cell in the eye that detects the size, shape, and brightness of a visual image

  13   Beachy vacation spot

  15   German measles

  18   Potential adverse effect of morphine

  20   This kind of wave pattern is a sign of severe hyperkalemia

  23   Absolute (abbr.) 

  24   A substance, accumulates on the surface of a solid

  26   Previously used powder that can pose an inhalation risk to infants

  27   Tennessee home of the Manhattan Project

  28   Track-and-trace regulation

  29   Main therapy for Parkinson’s disease

 

Down

    1   Pay or subsidize

    2   Shade provider

    3   Natural aptitude or talent

    4   Enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into sugars

    5   High levels can result in jaundice

    6   Patients should take medications according to a ________

    7   Mature bone in which parallel fibers form multiple layers

  10   Painful ligament injury

  14   Little bit

  16   Main site of blood flow regulation within the liver

  17   Guitar with no plug

  19   0.035 ounce

  20   Support or keep going

  21   Physical exercise focusing on the heart

  22   Groups of related animals or plants

  25   Pharmacists in these areas are critical health care providers

 

Solution is available online at pharmacytoday.org.