Definitions for pharmaceuticals
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1. pharmaceuticals

   A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on pharmacy for appropriate management. Drugs are classified in multiple ways. One of the key divisions is by level of control, which distinguishes prescription drugs (those that a pharmacist dispenses only on the order of a physician, physician assistant, or qualified nurse) from over-the-counter drugs (those that consumers can order for themselves). Another key distinction is between traditional small molecule drugs, usually derived from chemical synthesis, and biopharmaceuticals, which include recombinant proteins, vaccines, blood products used therapeutically (such as IVIG), gene therapy, monoclonal antibodies and cell therapy (for instance, stem cell therapies). Other ways to classify medicines are by mode of action, route of administration, biological system affected, or therapeutic effects. An elaborate and widely used classification system is the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System. The World Health Organization keeps a list of essential medicines. Drug discovery and drug development are complex and expensive endeavors undertaken by pharmaceutical companies, academic scientists, and governments. As a result of this complex path from discovery to commercialization, partnering has become a standard practice for advancing drug candidates through development pipelines. Governments generally regulate what drugs can be marketed, how drugs are marketed, and in some jurisdictions, drug pricing. Controversies have arisen over drug pricing and disposal of used drugs.

How to pronounce pharmaceuticals?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pharmaceuticals in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pharmaceuticals in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of pharmaceuticals in a Sentence

1. Nicholas Smith:

   It's not a very healthy recovery when pharmaceuticals are leading the charge, investors are picking up defensives and pretty expensive defensives at that.

2. Andrew Logan of Ceres:

   The Peabody settlement ... should be seen as a shot across the bow to any company that faces regulatory risk in its core business, whether you produce junk food, high-priced pharmaceuticals or fossil fuels.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   And its not just Amazon, i think we need vigorous antitrust legislation in this country because you are seeing you name the area, whether its pharmaceuticals, whether it is Wall Street, whether it is high tech fewer and fewer gigantic corporations owning those sectors. He would appoint an attorney general.

4. Bruce Klingner:

   The overt economy is predominantly sales of natural resources, the covert economy is harder to estimate, but consists of weapons sales, the counterfeiting of U.S. $100 bills . . . production and distribution of illegal narcotics, cigarettes and pharmaceuticals, including Viagra, insurance scams, money laundering, and cybercrime.

5. Eduardo Sanchiz:

   When they invoke Article 50, EMA will probably leave Britain and this will produce a very large disruption ... it's worrying that the approval process of new pharmaceuticals could be hit by this.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceuticals