phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
ˌfär-mə-ˈsü-ti-kəl 
: of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals
a pharmaceutical company
: a medicinal drug
Examples of pharmaceutical in a Sentence
Adjective
lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry
Noun
some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly
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Adjective
The strips were developed by a leading pharmaceutical company and have been tried and tested at numerous laboratories including the Clinical Trials Laboratory Services (CTLS) and the University of Strathclyde.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
Others are high-dose, quasi-pharmaceutical relief designed to ameliorate pain and glue your back to the couch.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
Taking place in 2008 and present day, Foster Dade is described as a sophisticated mystery set at an East Coast boarding school that explores privilege, scandal, sexuality and masculinity amid the rise of social media, millennial anxiety and pharmaceuticals.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
However, Means has gained popularity in wellness circles because of her messages about outsized corporate influence in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmaceutical. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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pharmaceutical
1 of 2 adjective
phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
ˌfär-mə-ˈsüt-i-kəl
: of, relating to, or involved in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of medicinal drugs
a pharmaceutical company
pharmaceutical
2 of 2 noun
: a drug or preparation used in medicine
Medical Definition
pharmaceutical
1 of 2 adjective
phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
ˌfär-mə-ˈsüt-i-kəl
variants
also pharmaceutic
: of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals
a pharmaceutical company
pharmaceutical
2 of 2 noun
variants
also pharmaceutic
: a medicinal drug
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