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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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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The Danish pharmaceutical giant faced pushback once again Thursday, as shareholders urged the board for clearer and tactically sound trials and targets in a bid to provoke less dramatic share price moves.
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Adjective
Green believes that in order to bring safer versions of acetaminophen to market, pharmaceutical companies must be encouraged through incentives like government funding, pressure from the Food and Drug Administration or other mechanisms.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
With expertise in pharmaceutical supply chains and medical technology, healthcare CEO and entrepreneur Dr. Jay Bhaumik has examined the factors contributing to the crisis.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
Companies located here made over half a trillion dollars of pharmaceuticals as of 2023.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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The Danish pharmaceutical giant faced pushback once again Thursday, as shareholders urged the board for clearer and tactically sound trials and targets in a bid to provoke less dramatic share price moves.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmaceutical. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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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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