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pharmaceutical

noun

Definition of pharmaceuticalnext
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 The Company Grew Around Repurposing Executive chairman Paul Michaels brought decades of life sciences experience to Curative Biotechnology, including work involving drug repurposing, cross-border licensing, and pharmaceutical development. — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Anghelina did not disclose the names of its clients, although its website cited pharmaceutical company Sanofi as case study. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 From the pharmaceutical industry have come statins, GLP-1s, immunotherapy and now daraxonrasib and all that will follow. — Bryan C. Donohue, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026 Indeed, McCurdy’s research focuses on developing kratom’s dominant chemical compound into a pharmaceutical to treat addiction. — Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pharmaceutical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmaceutical
  1. drug
  2. medication
  3. medicine
  4. remedy
  5. cure
Noun
  • Trump received Bukele at the White House in April 2025 and invited him to participate in a military coalition to fight against drug trafficking and organized crime.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The drug’s lack of efficacy cannot be blamed on patients, said Alexander Miras, an obesity expert at Ulster University, to The Guardian.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of drug
Noun
  • Looks like the method acting (stopping his heart medication in order to play a dying man) paid off.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • These studies compared back support braces either on their own, with no other interventions, or their use in conjunction with other pain management recommendations such as physical activity and/or medication.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of medication
Noun
  • Now, a substantial portion of the country will be rooting for Michigan to take its medicine against Oklahoma.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The visitors spoke of the risks of the medicines Kiju made in our kitchen, of the dangers of a mistaken mushroom in a tonic, of the potential of death in the misuse of a berry or leaf.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of medicine
Noun
  • Markets have seen through the emptiness of Bessent’s remedy, as ‘bond vigilantes’ have driven bond yields even higher despite Bessent’s band-aids.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • With so much change, finding a remedy to one of Villa’s biggest challenges will be one of the first steps towards an emerging and successful era.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of remedy
Noun
  • There are treatments available to address the symptoms of stiff-person syndrome but there is currently no cure for the chronic and progressive condition.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Coinbase’s whitepaper frames legacy systems as burdened by chargeback risk and positions instant finality as the cure.
    — Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of cure

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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmaceutical. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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