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Pharmaceutical vs Pharmaceutic - What's the difference?

pharmaceutical | pharmaceutic |

As adjectives the difference between pharmaceutical and pharmaceutic

is that pharmaceutical is (medicine) of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists while pharmaceutic is pharmaceutical.

As a noun pharmaceutical

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

pharmaceutical

Adjective

(-)
  • (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

    pharmaceutic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pharmaceutical
  • Derived terms

    *pharmaceutics