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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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
This includes terminating awards and contracts with pharmaceutical companies and universities and canceling 22 investment projects worth nearly $500 million.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
There is still uncertainty over the threats to place specific tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals firms based in Europe next week (Ireland in particular) and the USD 600bn that is supposed to be invested by European firms in the US.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Developed by the pharmaceutical company LENZ, VIZZ is an aceclidine ophthalmic treatment in the form of once-daily drops that ease near-object blurriness for up to 10 hours.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
This includes terminating awards and contracts with pharmaceutical companies and universities and canceling 22 investment projects worth nearly $500 million.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Some of India's exports to the U.S. remain, so far, exempt from tariffs, including pharmaceuticals and electronics.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
There is still uncertainty over the threats to place specific tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals firms based in Europe next week (Ireland in particular) and the USD 600bn that is supposed to be invested by European firms in the US.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmaceutical. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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