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CEFR B2 Pharmaceutical Research

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➡ Across 15 Words

2. The condition of being protected from harm or side effects
6. A dummy pill given to the control group in trials
10. To observe patients' health during a study
13. Applied to the skin surface
15. The drug cannot be sold ___ it passes safety tests
17. The doctor is ___ the infection with a new antibiotic, present participle of treat
18. A person receiving medical treatment in a study
19. The smallest unit of a substance, often a drug target
20. The tablet ___ quickly in water during the lab test, past tense of dissolve
21. The physician ___ a higher dosage, past tense of prescribe
23. Relating to the observation and treatment of patients in trials
24. Delivery of a drug through a needle
26. A lab tool for measuring and transferring small liquid volumes
27. The team ___ the blood samples in the lab, past tense of analyze
28. The agency ___ the medication after clinical trials, past tense of approve

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. The ability of a drug to produce the desired effect
2. Free from bacteria or other microorganisms
3. To control or supervise drug approval by authorities
4. Describing a long-lasting disease or condition
5. Scientists ___ a new vaccine candidate, past tense of formulate
7. Taken by mouth, as a route of administration
8. A protein on a cell that a drug molecule binds to
9. Chemists ___ the compound for the first time, past tense of synthesize
11. The researchers ___ the data from all trial sites, past tense of compile
12. Cells grown in a controlled medium for research
14. A research study to test a new drug's safety and efficacy
16. A cylindrical gelatin container for medicine
21. A large biomolecule that drugs often aim to inhibit
22. Permission given by a patient before participating in a trial
25. The volunteer was ___ with the trial vaccine, past tense of inject

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