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
The White House listed pharmaceuticals as exempted from the tariffs in Trump’s order signed Wednesday and set to take effect Saturday.
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Semiconductor and pharmaceuticals were among those exempted in this round, economists noted.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Prices for other products — electronics, construction supplies and pharmaceuticals — may take a month or two to increase.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
More tariffs are in the pipeline and could target specific industries such as pharmaceuticals, copper and lumber.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Semiconductor and pharmaceuticals were among those exempted in this round, economists noted.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Prices for other products — electronics, construction supplies and pharmaceuticals — may take a month or two to increase.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
More tariffs are in the pipeline and could target specific industries such as pharmaceuticals, copper and lumber.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmaceutical
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These are difficult times for drug discovery and manufacturing.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Methotrexate: Methotrexate is a drug used to treat cancer and some autoimmune conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His office initially attributed the pause to an adverse reaction to new medication.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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Orange could be due to certain medications, or an issue with the liver or bile duct.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One reason is that the group's clinics are absorbing some of the patients who have lost their doctor to concierge medicine.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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New Uses for Old Drugs: Scientists are using machine learning to find new treatments among thousands of old medicines.—
Eli Tan,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Moreover, tariffs are not an effective remedy for trade imbalances, according to Jason Furman, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Water activities are the perfect remedy to the sweaty season and some South Florida waterparks are beginning to reopen, while many others remain closed until the summer.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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There’s no cure for allergic asthma, but medications and lifestyle changes can help control symptoms.—
Susan Russell,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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Season 1 chronicled Joel and Ellie’s perilous journey across a country ravaged by a cordyceps pandemic to a hospital run by a militia group, where Ellie’s unique immunity to the infection could be used to create a cure.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmaceutical. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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