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The definition of pharmaceutical is something related to prescription drugs or pharmacies.

(adjective)

An example of a pharmaceutical drug is Prozac.

See pharmaceutical in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of pharmacy or pharmacists
of or by drugs

Also pharmaceutic

Origin: LL pharmaceuticus < Gr pharmakeutikos < pharmakeuein, to practice witchcraft, use medicine < pharmakon, a poison, medicine

noun

a pharmaceutical product; drug

Related Forms:

pharmaceutically adverb

See pharmaceutical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

noun

A pharmaceutical product or preparation.

Origin:

Origin: From Late Latin pharmaceuticus

Origin: , from Greek pharmakeutikos

Origin: , from pharmakeutēs, preparer of drugs

Origin: , variant of pharmakeus

Origin: , from pharmakon, drug

Related Forms:

pharˌma·ceuˈti·cal·ly adverb

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