as in drugs
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly
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Recent Examples of pharmaceuticals
At the same time, many of those new factories in industries ranging from semiconductors and batteries to pharmaceuticals are being built in China with lifetime production costs 30 to 50 percent lower than comparable facilities in advanced economies.
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Eric Kutcher,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
This alarming discovery, from the EcoShark Project, highlights how human pharmaceuticals enter marine ecosystems.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The omissions come after announcements by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin earlier this year that his agency was designating microplastics and pharmaceuticals priority contaminants for testing.
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Susanne Rust
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
For the past two years, seed oils, sugary drinks, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and childhood vaccines — and the industries behind them — have been subjected to unprecedented scrutiny.
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Lev Facher,
STAT,
30 June 2026
In the late 1960s, Freitas had left a corporate career in pharmaceuticals, working on the first polio vaccine, to teach physiology and biology at Homestead High.
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Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
Today, industries ranging from food and beverage production to chemicals and pharmaceuticals rely heavily on natural gas, oil, and other fossil fuels to generate heat.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
The goods most likely to make the sailboat journey include wine, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
25 June 2026
The platform isn't designed to fly human passengers; it's geared toward the support of research or other payloads that require retrieval after a stint in space, such as pharmaceuticals and other products of orbital manufacturing.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
Eric Kutcher,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
This alarming discovery, from the EcoShark Project, highlights how human pharmaceuticals enter marine ecosystems.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The omissions come after announcements by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin earlier this year that his agency was designating microplastics and pharmaceuticals priority contaminants for testing.
—
Susanne Rust
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
For the past two years, seed oils, sugary drinks, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and childhood vaccines — and the industries behind them — have been subjected to unprecedented scrutiny.
—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
30 June 2026
In the late 1960s, Freitas had left a corporate career in pharmaceuticals, working on the first polio vaccine, to teach physiology and biology at Homestead High.
—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
Today, industries ranging from food and beverage production to chemicals and pharmaceuticals rely heavily on natural gas, oil, and other fossil fuels to generate heat.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
The goods most likely to make the sailboat journey include wine, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
—
Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
25 June 2026
The platform isn't designed to fly human passengers; it's geared toward the support of research or other payloads that require retrieval after a stint in space, such as pharmaceuticals and other products of orbital manufacturing.
—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmaceuticals
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In fact, the organizers have expressly banned alcohol and drugs from the event – and the attendees wouldn’t have it any other way.
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According to the affidavit, Butler denied feeling ill or consuming alcohol or drugs before the crash.
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People on certain medications, older people and those who aren’t heat-acclimated are among the most at risk.
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And there are more non-hormonal medications now, as well as lifestyle changes and therapy.
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In Pasadena, volunteers at the restaurant Chamo Venezuelan Cuisine collected supplies, issuing a special plea for bandages, gauze, painkillers and other over-the-counter medicines.
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The collection also accepts medical sharps, including diabetic needles, blood lancets, insulin pens, epi-pens, syringes, expired over-the-counter medicines and non-narcotic prescriptions.
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Many families have their own remedies for treating these pesky bites—but as the old saying goes, prevention is better than the cure.
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Pay close attention when using any weed-killing product, even DIY remedies.
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“Pharmaceuticals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmaceuticals. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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