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Adjective: pharmaceutical  `faa(r)mu'sootikul
  1. Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
    "the pharmaceutical industry"
    - pharmaceutic
     
  2. Of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment
Noun: pharmaceutical  `faa(r)mu'sootikul
  1. Drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
    - pharmaceutic

Derived forms: pharmaceuticals

See also: pharmaceutics, pharmacist, pharmacy

Type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Encyclopedia: Pharmaceutical