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 deal comes after several pharmaceutical giants decided to either reduce spending in the UK or increase their US investments following threats of tariffs as high as 100% on branded drug imports.

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The guideline calls on countries and companies to expand access, through strategies such as voluntary licensing - where a pharmaceutical company grants permission for others to make affordable non-brand versions of its patented drug.

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The other eager AI users at the pharmaceutical company were R&D scientists, which makes sense: Throughout their careers, getting ahead has depended on rapidly adopting new technologies.

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The team also demonstrated that the sodium fluoride generated through this method can be used immediately, without additional purification, to synthesize other valuable fluorine-containing compounds used in pharmaceuticals, diagnostic tools, and specialty chemicals.

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These radicals are highly useful intermediates in natural product synthesis and pharmaceutical research, but most available techniques are designed for aryl ketones rather than simpler alkyl ketones.

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Related Words

• medicine