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
Sweden's largest exports to the U.S. are autos, machinery, pharmaceuticals, paper products and iron, steel — which is now subject to a 50% U.S. import tariff — and iron ore.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Concerns about America’s dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals aren’t new.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Lifecycle management of drugs/pharmaceuticals IS MUNCHABLE (different from direct supply)
3.
—Brandon Roberts, ProPublica, 6 June 2025
Those treatments are sold by major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 4 June 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Concerns about America’s dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals aren’t new.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Lifecycle management of drugs/pharmaceuticals IS MUNCHABLE (different from direct supply)
3.
—Brandon Roberts, ProPublica, 6 June 2025
Those treatments are sold by major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmaceutical
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Consistent water intake may be particularly important for people taking medications that can cause dehydration, including some blood pressure drugs, antidepressants and antibiotics.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Why Specialty Clinics Feel The Pain First Specialty clinics face a perfect storm of challenges: high-cost drugs, evolving payer policies and thousands of diagnosis and procedure codes that need to match up precisely.—
Sally Ragab,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The plaintiffs specifically took issue with the task force's recommendation in June 2019 that PrEP, a medication to prevent HIV, be included in the preventive services covered without cost-sharing arrangements.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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Research has shown that medications prescribed for individuals with ADHS were associated with lower risks of self-harm and accidents, demonstrating the importance of proper medical treatment in overall safety and well-being.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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The positive result, which the player blamed on accidentally ingesting some of his son’s cough medicine, only became apparent once Gomez had left Sevilla and joined Monza in 2023.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Science magazine described the medicine the most important scientific advance of 2024. Already a subscriber?—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
20 June 2025
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Former President Joe Biden's DOJ, riding a wave of anti-corporatism on the left, proposed a far-reaching set of remedies that strayed well beyond the original case.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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If Google’s Ai Mode Succeeds? One possible remedy for content providers — which The Atlantic highlights — is to maintain direct access to their content consumers.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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There is currently no cure for the disease, per The Mayo Clinic.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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There is no cure for this disease, so dispose of these plants before the beetles can feed further and spread the bacteria to other plants.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 June 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmaceutical. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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