Synonyms for

Pharmaceuticals

Verb / ˌfɑ:rmʌˈsu:tɪkʌlz / Another word for pharmaceuticals — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Pharmaceuticals are drugs or medicines that are made in a lab and used to help treat or prevent diseases.

Synonyms & similar words

pharmaceutical pharmaceutic medications drugs medicines remedies cures therapies treatments pharma vitamins pills tablets capsules prescriptions meds antibiotics antidepressants painkillers antacids inhalers ointments

Synonyms by register

Formal

medicines drugs medications therapeutics

Informal

pills medicine drugs remedies

Literary

elixirs potions balms

Antonyms

herbal remedies natural cures homeopathic treatments traditional medicine unprocessed substances raw ingredients

Common collocations

  • pharmaceutical industry
  • pharmaceutical companies
  • pharmaceutical products
  • pharmaceutical research
  • pharmaceutical drugs
  • pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • pharmaceutical sector

Word family

noun pharmaceutical
adjective pharmaceutical

Usage note

While 'pharmaceuticals' can refer to drugs in general, it often specifically denotes drugs developed and manufactured by the pharmaceutical industry. It is a formal term.

Example sentences

  1. The doctor prescribed a new pharmaceutical for my headache.
  2. My dad works in the pharmaceutical industry.
  3. I take a pharmaceutical every day for my allergies.
  4. The pharmaceutical helped me feel better after my surgery.
  5. The pharmaceutical company released a new drug for cancer treatment.

Quotes

  • The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. - Voltaire
  • The best doctor gives the least medicines. - Benjamin Franklin
  • The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease. - Thomas Edison

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