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pharmaceutical

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adjective

phar·​ma·​ceu·​ti·​cal ˌfär-mə-ˈsü-ti-kəl How to pronounce pharmaceutical (audio)
: of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals
a pharmaceutical company
pharmaceutically adverb

pharmaceutical

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noun

: a medicinal drug

Example Sentences

Adjective lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry Noun some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
In 2019, the pharmaceutical company Allergan issued a worldwide recall of Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders that have been linked to the rare cancer. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures Paxlovid, found in its own research that the treatment did not appear to significantly lower rates of hospitalization or death in adults who were not a high risk for serious complications. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Pfizer made a big announcement this week: The pharmaceutical company has developed an experimental vaccine to target respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—and the results have been promising. Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Aug. 2022 Endo International became the latest pharmaceutical company to file for bankruptcy under the weight of lawsuits alleging it played a role in fueling the opioid crisis, The Wall Street Journal notes. Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022 Endo International PLC became the latest pharmaceutical company to file for bankruptcy under the weight of lawsuits alleging it played a role in fueling the opioid crisis. Soma Biswas, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 The award-winning legacy brand was founded in 2005 as part of a pharmaceutical company, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (now Bausch Health Companies), with its original focus on medical marketing to dermatologists. Lindsay Colameo, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 Today, in most cases, a pharmaceutical company hires a contract research organization (CROs) to run the trial. Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 There's a young man named Marc, who's having a quick meal before heading off to an interview at the same pharmaceutical company where Kate works as its CEO. Alex Raiman, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022
Noun
Since the pandemic began, the U.S. government and pharmaceutical companies have discussed shifting away from federal procurement of COVID shots and drugs to commercial sales, just as seasonal flu shots are currently distributed. Alexander Ruoff, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022 David Yates will direct the movie in the style of The Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short, with Blunt playing, Liza, a high school dropout who lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Aug. 2022 They are still used for environmental testing, pharmaceutical research, food-safety checks, forensic investigations, screening of athletes or racehorses for doping, and testing of newborns for dangerous health conditions, among other things. James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Barkat, Setad’s drugmaking arm, holds a 14 percent share of the Iranian pharmaceutical market, according to a Setad website. Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 His father worked in chemical and pharmaceutical sales, a job that resulted in frequent moves for the family when Mr. Buechner was a child. Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Republicans who voted against the cap on private insurers argued the Senate should decide on the cap separate from the larger reconciliation bill, which includes a variety of measures on climate and taxation in addition to pharmaceutical pricing. Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022 Now the same dynamic will apply to pharmaceutical prices. Joel Mathis, The Week, 9 Aug. 2022 The pharmaceutical industry spends far more than any other sector to advance its interests in Washington. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeuein to administer drugs — more at pharmacy

First Known Use

Adjective

1636, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pharmaceutical was in 1636

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