/ ˌfɑːməˈsuːtɪkl; -ˈsjuː-; NAmE ˌfɑːrməˈsuː-/ adjective , noun
■ adjective
[ only before noun ] connected with making and selling drugs and medicines :
pharmaceutical products
the pharmaceutical industry
■ noun
[ usually pl. ] ( technical ) a drug or medicine :
the development of new pharmaceuticals
the pharmaceuticals industry
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek pharmakeutikos (from pharmakeutēs druggist, from pharmakon drug) + -al .