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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 legal challenge is one of several the Texas Attorney General has filed against health and pharmaceutical companies.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
So today, pharmaceuticals correspondent Sydney Lupkin guest hosts the show to talk about the causes of hair loss, and how to figure out which treatments might be best for you.
—Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Pharma-suitor-cals General view of the Swiss pharmaceutical and drug company Novartis AG headquarters on April 11, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
According to Alice & Bob’s vice president for people and culture, Valentine Zatti, engineers from sectors like AI, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors already possess the skills quantum companies need.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
So today, pharmaceuticals correspondent Sydney Lupkin guest hosts the show to talk about the causes of hair loss, and how to figure out which treatments might be best for you.
—Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Pharma-suitor-cals General view of the Swiss pharmaceutical and drug company Novartis AG headquarters on April 11, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
According to Alice & Bob’s vice president for people and culture, Valentine Zatti, engineers from sectors like AI, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors already possess the skills quantum companies need.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmaceutical
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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While administration officials have avoided overtly saying their goal is regime change — Trump has focused his public remarks on fighting drug cartels — the ultimate goal of democratizing Venezuela, and the resulting investment benefits, are front and center in investors’ minds.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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For years, millions of Americans have been priced out of these medications.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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The link between hypertension and decline in brain health requires further investigation, specifically the impact of blood-pressure-lowering medications on brain function.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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More generally, the objectives of AI are determined by those with social power, whether that is in the criminal justice system, in education, in medicine, or in the secret police forces of autocratic surveillance states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Kimberly-Clark has been attempting to challenge the dominance of consumer goliath Procter & Gamble, whose business spans all drugstore aisles, including cold and digestion medicines.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Considering these outcomes, what seems like a speedy remedy can actually create conditions for longer-term problems—both in relation to the environment and the home itself.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company said a recall remedy is imminent but, until then, owners should park away from structures and refrain from charging vehicles because of fire risks.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite over a century of investigation, there is still no cure, but advances in diagnostic tools, treatments and preventive strategies continue to offer hope for slowing the disease and improving quality of life for patients and caregivers.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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While there are ways to treat follicular lymphoma, The Cleveland Clinic notes that there is currently no cure.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmaceutical. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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