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 Big Story Trump administration nearing pharma tariffs plan
The Trump administration on Monday took a step toward enacting its aims to tariff pharmaceutical imports, disclosing plans to carry out an investigation into the effects on national security of importing certain pharmaceuticals.
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
More industry-specific tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors may be on the way.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump has also vowed to impose tariffs on a slew of other industries, including lumber, pharmaceuticals and copper.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
He's written dozens of profiles of entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and done deep dives into technological trends from superconductors to space travel to pharmaceuticals.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
More industry-specific tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors may be on the way.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump has also vowed to impose tariffs on a slew of other industries, including lumber, pharmaceuticals and copper.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
He's written dozens of profiles of entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and done deep dives into technological trends from superconductors to space travel to pharmaceuticals.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmaceutical
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Bryce Hodgson's comedic S1 turn as Major's roommate in the mental institution, Scott E., was so memorable that the writers brought the actor back to play twin brother Don E., part of Blaine's drug (and brain) dealing enterprise.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2025
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These are powerful drugs — antipsychotics, sedatives, sleep aids — each carrying their own risks.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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These children lack the resources to receive HIV medications and rely predominantly on America for life-saving aid.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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What To Know The number of people using GLP-1 mimic medications like Ozempic has skyrocketed in recent years.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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These include medicines that increase available dopamine, resemble dopamine or block its natural breakdown.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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The drones are also able to fly in life-saving equipment like oxygen cylinders and medicines.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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In the first days of testimony in the remedy trial being heard at the D.C. federal court, Microsoft comes up frequently.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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The remedy that will follow the decision could break up the company, or at least separate its Chrome web browser business from the rest of the portfolio.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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The National Institutes of Health will begin collecting Americans' private health records as part of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial plan to discover a cause and a cure for autism.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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But what the production really needs is a script doctor capable of a miracle cure.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Pharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmaceutical. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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