as in drug
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly
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Recent Examples of pharmaceutical
Innovations extend beyond pharmaceuticals as well.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Supplements fall into a regulatory gray zone between what’s considered food and what’s considered pharmaceuticals.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Be careful of unregulated alcohol, which may be contaminated, and counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Domuschiev, with a background in pharmaceuticals, funded the club’s 10,000-capacity Huvepharma Arena and new training complex.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Supplements fall into a regulatory gray zone between what’s considered food and what’s considered pharmaceuticals.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Be careful of unregulated alcohol, which may be contaminated, and counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Domuschiev, with a background in pharmaceuticals, funded the club’s 10,000-capacity Huvepharma Arena and new training complex.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmaceutical
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Conditions at the facility deteriorated in its final year of operation, as chronic violence and the stockpiling of weapons and drugs threatened the safety of employees and inmates.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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The operator of the e-scooter was arrested on suspicion of operating a bicycle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and DUI causing bodily injury, after officers conducted several field sobriety tests, police said.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The case went to the Supreme Court, which ultimately preserved access to the medication.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The medication, also referred to as folinic acid, is a synthetic form of vitamin B9 that has been used to treat the toxic side effects of chemotherapy.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Through his rigorious investigation into forensic medicine, Keel uncovers how medical examiners and death investigators can be complicit in obscuring the violent circumstances of in-custody deaths at state institutions.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Pill organizers are small enough to fit in a personal item bag and keep all of your vitamins and medicine in one convenient spot.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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At the hillside Sense Spa, Mr Xong, a village healer and trance dancer, prepares Hmong remedies using rare forest herbs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Is your remedy to pick a faster tempo song to reduce fatigue and keep you awake?—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Although there are treatments that can stave off progression, there is no cure for MS.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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In these cases, the cure is worse than the disease.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmaceutical. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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