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Pharmaceutical vs Medication - What's the difference?

pharmaceutical | medication |

As nouns the difference between pharmaceutical and medication

is that pharmaceutical is (medicine) a pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug while medication is medication.

As an adjective pharmaceutical

is (medicine) of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

pharmaceutical

English

(wikipedia pharmaceutical)

Adjective

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  • (medicine) Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

    • Derived terms

    * pharmaceutical chemistry * pharmaceutical industry * pharmaceutical sciences

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.
    • Synonyms
    * See also

    medication

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia medication) (medications)
  • A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient
  • The administration of medicine

    • Related terms

    * medic * medicine * medicament * medicate * medicinal * premedication

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