pharma
Medication manufacturing sector
Pharma is an informal shortening of pharmaceutical, referring to the drug industry or pharmaceutical companies collectively: Big pharma lobbies against price controls.
The term often carries a skeptical or critical edge, implying corporate profit motives in healthcare.
It also appears as an attributive: pharma stocks, pharma executives.
Flat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- inhalerPortable respiratory medication device
ointment · suppository · suspension · lozenge · drops · powder · extended-release · sublingual
Care for an ailment
- cureTreatment that heals
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
first-line · adjuvant · immunotherapy · protocol · regimen · indication · off-label · dosing
Medical dispensing authorization
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- genericsUnbranded equivalent products
- brandedMarked by hot iron
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
antivirals · analgesics · antidepressants · antihistamines · sedatives · stimulants · steroids · immunosuppressants
Study of entire genetic sequences
- biologicsDrugs derived from organisms
- biosimilarsNear-copies of biologic medicines
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- bioreactorsTanks for biological reactions
fermentation · pharmacogenomics · vaccinology · bioengineering · microarrays · bioinformatics · mRNA · peptides
Corporations operating in multiple countries
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- mergersCorporate consolidations
acquisitions · lobbying · marketing · distribution · manufacturing · shareholders · pricing · FDA
Creating new products
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- safetyFreedom from harm
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
preclinical · toxicology · pharmacokinetics · bioavailability · side-effects · contraindications · endpoints · NDA
tablet
Flat portable computing device
inhaler · ointment · suppository · suspension · lozenge · drops · powder · extended-release · sublingual · topical
treatment
Care for an ailment
- cureTreatment that heals
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
palliative · first-line · adjuvant · immunotherapy · protocol · regimen · indication · off-label · dosing · titration
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- genericsUnbranded equivalent products
- brandedMarked by hot iron
antibiotics · antivirals · analgesics · antidepressants · antihistamines · sedatives · stimulants · steroids · immunosuppressants · contraceptives
genomics
Study of entire genetic sequences
- biologicsDrugs derived from organisms
- biosimilarsNear-copies of biologic medicines
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
bioreactors · fermentation · pharmacogenomics · vaccinology · bioengineering · microarrays · bioinformatics · mRNA · peptides
multinationals
Corporations operating in multiple countries
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
mergers · acquisitions · lobbying · marketing · distribution · manufacturing · shareholders · pricing · FDA · regulatory
R&D
Creating new products
double-blind · preclinical · toxicology · pharmacokinetics · bioavailability · side-effects · contraindications · endpoints · NDA · investigational
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
- sectorsfinancials, industrials, technology, materials, tech
- fieldsbiology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering
- German EconomyBMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Siemens, Bosch
- Irish economyFDI, corporate tax, GDP, GNP, euro
- Regulated Industriesbanks, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, securities
pharmamedical devices
Tools for patient care
healthcare services · hospitals · diagnostics · medtech · biotech
pharmanaturopathy
Alternative healing using nature
holistic medicine · alternative medicine · homeopathy · traditional medicine · wellness
pharmapublic health
Community-level disease prevention
patient advocacy · community health · generic drugs · Doctors Without Borders · socialized medicine
- pharmaceutical companyBusiness producing medicinal products
- Big PharmaMajor medication corporations collectively
- online pharmacyWeb-based medication dispenser
- pharmaceutical companiesFirms producing medicinal drugs
- pharmaceutical industryBusiness of creating medications
- drive-thru pharmacyVehicle-accessible prescription dispensary