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US
/ˌfɑɹməˈsutɪkəɫ/
]
[ UK /fˌɑːmɐsˈuːtɪkəl/ ]
[ UK /fˌɑːmɐsˈuːtɪkəl/ ]
NOUN
- drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
the pharmaceutical industry - of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment
How To Use pharmaceutical In A Sentence
- A couple of examples from my own experience at FDA with the review of biopharmaceuticals will illustrate the tension between the regulatory culture and innovation.
- His great-uncle started the business in the mid-19th century when he moved to Bradford from Turkey to trade in opium for the pharmaceutical trade, wheat, barley, fur and mohair.
- *** Pharmaceuticals Sigma Pharmaceuticals said that it is likely to breach loan conditions with bankers after taking a charge of as much as 270 million Australian dollars ($253.4 million) from the A$900 million fire sale of its pharmaceutical division to South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare. Business Watch
- But isn't there also a growing problem with counterfeit phony drugs, pharmaceuticals, as well?
- Secondly, I would like to point out that we are not talking about sweeties, confectionery, or cakes, but about medicines and pharmaceuticals.
- Few pharmaceutical companies are now involved in antibiotic development, however.
- Pharmaceutical regulation is driven by horror stories like the sulfanilamide elixir and thalidomide. Technological Nightmares (Lecture)~ Six Concerns
- Payers, including health insurers and governments, are trying to rein in healthcare costs, and pharmaceuticals are a prime target.
- The pharmaceutical industry is clearly unable to meet the needs of people with neglected diseases.
- The biopharmaceutical industry is an area in which the patent system is important because it makes a difference in whether firms will invest in research.