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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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
For example, pharmaceutical companies could analyze global health data to advance drug development without risking patient privacy.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Kennedy has for decades argued a vast conspiracy surrounding vaccines: that the pharmaceutical industry, governments and the scientific community at large were covering up the threat vaccines posed to children, including developmental diseases and chronic illness.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Trump originally appointed Ramaswamy, the founder of pharmaceutical company Roivant Sciences, and Tesla executive Elon Musk to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency as a way to crack down on areas where the government is losing money and contributing to the national debt.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
For example, pharmaceutical companies could analyze global health data to advance drug development without risking patient privacy.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
Shares of pharmaceutical maker Bristol-Myers have dropped about 3% in the past two days in the absence of any real news.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Kennedy has for decades argued a vast conspiracy surrounding vaccines: that the pharmaceutical industry, governments and the scientific community at large were covering up the threat vaccines posed to children, including developmental diseases and chronic illness.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmaceutical. Accessed 17 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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