Pharmaceutical

[,fɑːmə'suːtɪk(ə)l;-'sjuː-] or [,fɑrmə'sutɪkl]

Definition

(noun.) drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment.

(adj.) of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; 'the pharmaceutical industry' .

(adj.) of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment .

Typed by Connie--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations.

Typist: Ruben

Definition

adj. pertaining to the knowledge or art of preparing medicines.—adv. Pharmaceū′tically.—ns. Pharmaceū′tics the science of preparing medicines; Pharmaceū′tist one who practises pharmacy.

Typist: Montague