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
Examples of pharmaceutical in a Sentence
Adjective
lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry
Noun
some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly
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Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
The specific pharmaceutical products that will face tariffs and the precise rates that will be imposed – the President has thrown out rates as high as 250% – are unknown.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Christopher Smart, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Trump also announced heavy truck tariffs and pharmaceutical tariffs Thursday.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
After obtaining a drug’s primary patent, pharmaceutical companies often file additional ones to extend their monopoly rights.
—Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
The specific pharmaceutical products that will face tariffs and the precise rates that will be imposed – the President has thrown out rates as high as 250% – are unknown.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
This will likely rise higher still when sectoral tariffs on pharmaceuticals or semiconductors take effect.
—Christopher Smart, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Trump also announced heavy truck tariffs and pharmaceutical tariffs Thursday.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmaceutical. Accessed 1 Oct. 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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