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 pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced last week that its investigational drug, orforglipron, proved effective in a third late-stage clinical trial.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In April, the administration started investigating how importing drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients affects national security.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
The findings also have implications in various other industries, ranging from pharmaceuticals to agriculture.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
The pharmaceutical industry receives tens of billions of dollars a year in federal funding for critical research and development, as do the defense and space exploration industries.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In April, the administration started investigating how importing drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients affects national security.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
The findings also have implications in various other industries, ranging from pharmaceuticals to agriculture.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
The pharmaceutical industry receives tens of billions of dollars a year in federal funding for critical research and development, as do the defense and space exploration industries.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pharmaceutical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmaceutical
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Lucy and Pickard receive treatment through intravenous (IV) ketamine therapy ‒ a legal but off-label use of the drug.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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That behavior included drug use and related incidents, and disparaging comments about series co-creator Chuck Lorre.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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The medication used to treat some parasites has also been used to treat COVID-19.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump on Monday demanded that COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers prove that their shots have been effective, adding to his long string of comments alternately praising − and doubting the effectiveness of − the potentially life-saving medication.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Goldenberg’s path to medicine began at a young age.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The substances in the reports included common household products such as pain relievers, antihistamines, cold medicines and vitamins, the study said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Creating majority-Black districts in the South has been a longstanding remedy to the historic dispersal of minority populations across multiple districts to dilute their voting power.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The big tech giant won’t be required to sell its Chrome browser — one of the remedies originally requested by the Biden-era Department of Justice.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the cheaper money isn’t an immediate cure.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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While far from a cure, the study points to a new path that combines advanced manufacturing, stem cell science, and regenerative medicine.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmaceutical. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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