pharmaceutical

Sometimes phar·ma·ceu·tic

[fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuhl]

adjective

1. pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.

noun

1. a pharmaceutical preparation or product.

pharmaceutical

/ ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to drugs or pharmacy

Other Word Forms

• pharmaceutically adverb
• nonpharmaceutic adjective
• nonpharmaceutical adjective
• nonpharmaceutically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmaceutical¹

First recorded in 1640–50; pharmaceutic(s) + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmaceutical¹

C17: from Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeus purveyor of drugs; see _pharmacy

Example Sentences

The first agreement is with Pfizer, one of the biggest and best-known American pharmaceutical companies.

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All the major pharmaceutical companies had been told they needed to come up with a plan to lower prices and manufacture in the U.S., or face consequences including tariffs.

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Kennedy has previously criticized some medical societies for receiving donations from pharmaceutical companies.

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“BlinkRx is one of many companies in the marketplace that provide these kinds of services to manufacturers,” said Adam J. Fein, the president of Drug Channels Institute, a group that studies the pharmaceutical industry.

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The administration has been weighing duties on a range of pharmaceutical products and ingredients, using a tariff investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which covers threats to national security.

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Related Words

• medicine