pharmaceutical
Pronunciation
[change]- IPA (key): /ˌfɑːrməˈsuːtɪkəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: phar‧ma‧ceu‧ti‧cal
Adjective
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- Pharmaceutical companies, research, products, etc., are those dealing with the development and production of drugs or medicines.
- The pharmaceutical industry is important for public health.
- She works in pharmaceutical research, developing new treatments.
Noun
[change]- (countable) (usually plural) Pharmaceuticals are a drugs or medicine prepared by a pharmacy.
- The animals were regularly being given pharmaceuticals in their feed.
- The doctor prescribed a new pharmaceutical to help with her condition.