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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Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Those in favor of the state’s proposal expressed a lack of trust in major pharmaceutical companies, saying the companies were pushing immunizations for profit or being dishonest in their studies.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Academic users will be able to access the platform for a nominal fee, while biotech and pharmaceutical companies are charged an annual subscription, which gives them the right to store their data securely, as well as a relatively low per-use charge.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
That’s when Cleveland Clinic cardiologist Steven Nissen was scouring a database from a pharmaceutical company that listed its drug tests, in search of clinical trials of a diabetes drug named rosiglitazone.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Those in favor of the state’s proposal expressed a lack of trust in major pharmaceutical companies, saying the companies were pushing immunizations for profit or being dishonest in their studies.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
Analysts from India also say that American importers of pharmaceuticals, machinery, and even consumer goods, are experiencing higher input costs and supply-chain friction.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Academic users will be able to access the platform for a nominal fee, while biotech and pharmaceutical companies are charged an annual subscription, which gives them the right to store their data securely, as well as a relatively low per-use charge.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmaceutical. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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