pharmaceuticals
Medicinal chemical compounds
Pharmaceuticals are medicinal drugs—compounds manufactured for treating, preventing, or diagnosing disease.
The term often appears in business and regulatory contexts: pharmaceutical companies, the pharmaceutical industry.
As an adjective, pharmaceutical describes things related to drug preparation and dispensing: pharmaceutical research, pharmaceutical sales.
The singular pharmaceutical refers to a specific drug product.
Drugs derived from organisms
- biosimilarsNear-copies of biologic medicines
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- recombinantGenetically engineered combination
- mRNAGene's working copy
vaccines · insulin · interferons · enzymes · biomarkers · CRISPR · bioreactor · fermentation
Therapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- refillRestoring spent contents
- dispenseGive out in portions
- formularyApproved medication inventory
copay · insurance · schedule · regimen · adherence · compliance · side-effects · label
U.S. health regulator
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- recallMemory retrieval act
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- controlledKept within limits
DEA · compliance · HIPAA · compounding · counterfeit · importation · fast-track
Flat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- ointmentMedicated skin cream
suppository · inhaler · patch · suspension · lozenge · drops · gel · cream
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
- antihistaminesDrugs blocking allergic responses
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
anxiolytics · antiretrovirals · corticosteroids · statins · beta-blockers · diuretics · anticoagulants · chemotherapy
Fraction reaching active circulation
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
preclinical · patent · R&D · dose-response · pharmacokinetics · placebo · double-blind · contraindications
Global medication and vaccine company
- NovartisSwiss pharmaceutical multinational
- AstraZenecaMultinational pharmaceutical corporation
- RocheSwiss pharmaceutical corporation
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
Merck · blockbuster · generic · brand-name · manufacturing · supply-chain · regulatory · lobbying
biologics
Drugs derived from organisms
- biosimilarsNear-copies of biologic medicines
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- recombinantGenetically engineered combination
mRNA · vaccines · insulin · interferons · enzymes · biomarkers · CRISPR · bioreactor · fermentation · bioprocessing
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
formulary · copay · insurance · schedule · regimen · adherence · compliance · side-effects · label · over-the-counter
FDA
U.S. health regulator
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- recallMemory retrieval act
- schedulingAssigning times to events
controlled · DEA · compliance · HIPAA · compounding · counterfeit · importation · fast-track
tablet
Flat portable computing device
ointment · suppository · inhaler · patch · suspension · lozenge · drops · gel · cream · spray
antibiotics
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
- antihistaminesDrugs blocking allergic responses
antipsychotics · anxiolytics · antiretrovirals · corticosteroids · statins · beta-blockers · diuretics · anticoagulants · chemotherapy · sedatives
bioavailability
Fraction reaching active circulation
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
synthesis · preclinical · patent · R&D · dose-response · pharmacokinetics · placebo · double-blind · contraindications · off-label
Pfizer
Global medication and vaccine company
- NovartisSwiss pharmaceutical multinational
- AstraZenecaMultinational pharmaceutical corporation
- RocheSwiss pharmaceutical corporation
Merck · patents · blockbuster · generic · brand-name · manufacturing · supply-chain · regulatory · lobbying · pricing
- Pharma Industrybiotech, drug discovery, clinical trials, vaccines, drug development
- New JerseyNewark, Garden State, Trenton, Jersey City, Princeton
- special cargohazardous materials, dangerous goods, perishables, live animals, fragile goods
- Soviet medicinepolyclinics, socialist healthcare, free healthcare, centralized planning, health ministry
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- productsappliances, automobiles, cars, clothing, computers
pharmaceuticalsherbal remedies
Plant-based medicinal preparations
natural remedies · alternative medicine · herbal medicine · homeopathy · traditional medicine
pharmaceuticalspoisons
Harmful ingested substances
toxins · venoms · street drugs · narcotics · illicit drugs
pharmaceuticalswatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
lifestyle changes · rest · physical therapy · psychotherapy · meditation
- 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