Synonyms of pharmaceuticals

pharmaceuticals

noun

plural of pharmaceutical

as in drugs

a substance or preparation used to treat disease

some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drugs
• medications
• medicines
• remedies
• medicinals
• cures
• medicaments
• prescriptions
• pills
• physics
• antibiotics
• potions
• specifics
• syrups
• botanicals
• tablets
• tonics
• nostrums
• prescription drugs
• injections
• panaceas
• patent medicines
• cordials
• lotions
• ointments
• capsules
• antiseptics
• cure-alls
• caps
• miracle drugs
• poultices
• wonder drugs
• liniments
• salves
• tinctures
• purgatives
• cathartics
• sera
• shots
• embrocations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pharmaceuticals

The goods most likely to make the sailboat journey include wine, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 June 2026

For the past two years, seed oils, sugary drinks, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and childhood vaccines — and the industries behind them — have been subjected to unprecedented scrutiny. — Lev Facher, STAT, 30 June 2026

This alarming discovery, from the EcoShark Project, highlights how human pharmaceuticals enter marine ecosystems. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The platform isn't designed to fly human passengers; it's geared toward the support of research or other payloads that require retrieval after a stint in space, such as pharmaceuticals and other products of orbital manufacturing. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 June 2026

Today, industries ranging from food and beverage production to chemicals and pharmaceuticals rely heavily on natural gas, oil, and other fossil fuels to generate heat. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026

In the late 1960s, Freitas had left a corporate career in pharmaceuticals, working on the first polio vaccine, to teach physiology and biology at Homestead High. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 28 June 2026

At the same time, many of those new factories in industries ranging from semiconductors and batteries to pharmaceuticals are being built in China with lifetime production costs 30 to 50 percent lower than comparable facilities in advanced economies. — Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 2 July 2026

The omissions come after announcements by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin earlier this year that his agency was designating microplastics and pharmaceuticals priority contaminants for testing. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026