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
This printer could help improve communication transmissions back to Earth and eventually help create purer forms of essential pharmaceuticals.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Canada Lawmaker Suggests Letting 3 US States Join, Get Free Health Care
Joe Rogan Says Mexico Should Become US State With Canada
Canada's skilled workforce would integrate well and drive innovation and productivity in some sectors, notably energy, AI research, and pharmaceuticals.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Many types of goods come through major ports in New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia and Texas, including automobiles, fresh produce and pharmaceuticals.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Other questionable policies include conflating relative risk with absolute risk to drive fear, direct-to-patient pharmaceutical marketing and COVID shots for six-month-olds.
—Josh Mazer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Canada Lawmaker Suggests Letting 3 US States Join, Get Free Health Care
Joe Rogan Says Mexico Should Become US State With Canada
Canada's skilled workforce would integrate well and drive innovation and productivity in some sectors, notably energy, AI research, and pharmaceuticals.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Many types of goods come through major ports in New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia and Texas, including automobiles, fresh produce and pharmaceuticals.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Other questionable policies include conflating relative risk with absolute risk to drive fear, direct-to-patient pharmaceutical marketing and COVID shots for six-month-olds.
—Josh Mazer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmaceutical
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The infamous dark web marketplace served as a global hub for illicit drug sales that prosecutors said had contributed to the death of at least six people.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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Subsequent research has suggested that the benefits of the drug outweigh risks, especially for younger perimenopausal women.—
Scarlett Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The coroner said the victim, who has not yet been identified, possibly took sleeping medication and passed out.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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An initial report indicated that their mother, 34, had stopped taking her mental health medication, had left her apartment, and that the children had stopped going to school, per the U.S. Marshals Service's statement.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Commoners could look forward to a paltry thirty-five or forty years of a hardscrabble existence, without the benefit of medicine, dentistry, or a decent sewage system.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Typically, organized rings coordinate and plan thefts on a large scale, identifying high-demand merchandise with high resale value — think over-the-counter medicine, baby formula and laundry detergent, designer sunglasses, power tools and even spools of copper wire.—
Cailey Locklair,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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Combining these treatments with lifestyle changes and natural remedies may increase effectiveness—and leave you with a clear complexion in no time.—
Amanda Svachula,
Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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Some TikTokers swear by a hangover remedy called DHM (dihydromyricetin), a flavonoid found in several plants native to Asia.—
John Loeppky,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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Moving beyond medicine, the series examines ethical questions about our healthcare system and why specific treatments and cures are withheld unless purchased.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Federation Council, no longer claiming the moral high ground over Section 31, later decided to withhold the cure.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmaceutical. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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