pharmaceutic
Pertaining to medicine
Pharmaceutic is a rare adjective meaning of or relating to pharmacy or medicinal drugs—interchangeable with the far more common pharmaceutical.
It appears occasionally in older texts or technical writing: pharmaceutic preparations, pharmaceutic chemistry.
The noun pharmaceutics refers to the science of preparing and dispensing drugs.
Flat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- pillSolid medicine dose
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
drugstore · apothecary · pharmacopoeia · generic · brand-name · over-the-counter · prescription · rx
Care for an ailment
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- intravenousInto the vein
subcutaneous · oral · topical · adherence · compliance · therapeutic · protocol · chemotherapy
Combining parts into whole
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- catalystAgent enabling change
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
purification · batch · sterile · manufacturing · encapsulation · granulation · coating · stability
Science of poisons
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- FDAU.S. health regulator
patent · laboratory · molecule · compound · biochemistry · biotechnology · preclinical · double-blind
Treatment that heals
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- reliefEasing of distress
efficacy · wellness · recuperation · amelioration · restoration · convalescence
tablet
Flat portable computing device
antibiotic · drugstore · apothecary · pharmacopoeia · generic · brand-name · over-the-counter · prescription · rx · formulary
treatment
Care for an ailment
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
intravenous · subcutaneous · oral · topical · adherence · compliance · therapeutic · protocol · chemotherapy · immunotherapy
synthesis
Combining parts into whole
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- catalystAgent enabling change
bioreactor · purification · batch · sterile · manufacturing · encapsulation · granulation · coating · stability · shelf-life
toxicology
Science of poisons
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
FDA · patent · laboratory · molecule · compound · biochemistry · biotechnology · preclinical · double-blind · dosing
cure
Treatment that heals
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
relief · efficacy · wellness · recuperation · amelioration · restoration · convalescence
pharmaceutichomeopathic
Dilution-based alternative medicine
naturopathic · holistic · herbal · folk remedy · alternative medicine
- pharmaceutical companyBusiness producing medicinal products
- pharmaceutical companiesFirms producing medicinal drugs
- pharmaceutical industryBusiness of creating medications
- pharmaceutical adsMarketing for prescription medications
- pharmaceutical repDrug company salesperson
- pharmaceutical gradePurity standard for medications