phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
ˌfär-mə-ˈsü-ti-kəl 
: of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals
a pharmaceutical company
: a medicinal drug
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Adjective
lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry
Noun
some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly
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Heather Newman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Prior to entering politics, Salinas earned a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Kentucky, according to her Linkedin, and has been a researcher at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital as well as at her alma mater.
—James Factora, Them, 6 Nov. 2024
Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Such moves have seen the group refocus pharmaceutical division activities on four therapeutic areas — cardiovascular-renal-metabolic diseases, immunology, neuroscience and oncology.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Two investment and analysis companies (No. 3 KKR and No. 4 S&P Global) share space with a pharmaceutical company making significant strides in deadly diseases (No. 6 Vertex Pharmaceuticals), a maker of medical devices (No. 9 Boston Scientific) and a builder of homes (No. 12 Taylor Morrison).
—Heather Newman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Prior to entering politics, Salinas earned a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Kentucky, according to her Linkedin, and has been a researcher at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital as well as at her alma mater.
—James Factora, Them, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
Johnson & Johnson’s revenue growth is being led by higher sales for both of its segments – pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Such moves have seen the group refocus pharmaceutical division activities on four therapeutic areas — cardiovascular-renal-metabolic diseases, immunology, neuroscience and oncology.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmaceutical. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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pharmaceutical
1 of 2 adjective
phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
ˌfär-mə-ˈsüt-i-kəl
: of, relating to, or involved in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of medicinal drugs
a pharmaceutical company
pharmaceutical
2 of 2 noun
: a drug or preparation used in medicine
Medical Definition
pharmaceutical
1 of 2 adjective
phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
ˌfär-mə-ˈsüt-i-kəl
variants
also pharmaceutic
: of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals
a pharmaceutical company
pharmaceutical
2 of 2 noun
variants
also pharmaceutic
: a medicinal drug
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