pharmaceutical

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Thân thiện

The pharmaceutical company develops new medicines.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to medicinal drugs: Describes anything connected with the preparation, use, or sale of medicinal drugs.
   • Relating to pharmacy: Pertaining to the science or practice of preparing and dispensing medicinal drugs.

2. Noun:

   • A medicinal drug: A compound manufactured for use as a medicinal treatment.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The pharmaceutical industry is highly regulated. (This describes the industry involved with drug production.)
  • She works in pharmaceutical research. (This describes research related to medicinal drugs.)
• Noun:
  • The doctor prescribed a new pharmaceutical. (This refers to a specific medicinal drug.)
  • This pharmaceutical must be stored at a cool temperature. (This refers to a specific medicine.)

Advanced Usage

• "Pharmaceutical grade": Refers to a quality standard suitable for use in medicine.
  • Only pharmaceutical-grade ingredients are used in this supplement.
• "Pharmaceutical care": A practice model where the pharmacist is responsible for patient outcomes related to drug therapy.
  • The clinic emphasizes pharmaceutical care for chronic disease management.

Variants and Related Words

• Pharmaceutics (n): The science of preparing and dispensing drugs.
• Pharmacist (n): A healthcare professional licensed to prepare and dispense drugs.
• Pharmacy (n): A place where medicinal drugs are prepared or sold.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Medicinal, pharmaceutic, drug-related.
• Noun: Drug, medication, medicine, medicament.

Related Phrases

• "Pharmaceutical company": A business that researches, develops, and markets drugs.
  • He was offered a job at a major pharmaceutical company.
• "Pharmaceutical product": A finished dosage form of a drug, ready for use.
  • All pharmaceutical products must pass safety tests.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment
2. of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
   • the pharmaceutical industry

Noun

1. drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pharmaceutic