pharmaceutical
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonpharmaceutic adjective
- nonpharmaceutical adjective
- nonpharmaceutically adverb
- pharmaceutically adverb
Etymology
Origin of pharmaceutical
First recorded in 1640–50; pharmaceutic(s) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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“Would you let a pharmaceutical company do this? No. No way.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Last year, The Wall Street Journal reported that the administration would exclude generic drugs from the pharmaceutical tariffs after months of internal debate—a detail confirmed by the announcement on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
With regard to pharmaceutical products from the U.K., the White House pointed to a recently concluded trade agreement imposing 10% tariffs.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
The White House said the threat of tariffs had already spurred pharmaceutical firms to promise $400bn investments in the US.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
There were the Picketts, Nelson, who’d played tackle for Georgia Tech and now worked for Parke-Davis, the pharmaceutical company, and his wife, Bonnie, who was always reading the miraculous tales in Guideposts.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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