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Pharmaceutical vs Pharmaceutics - What's the difference?

pharmaceutical | pharmaceutics |

As nouns the difference between pharmaceutical and pharmaceutics

is that pharmaceutical is a pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug while pharmaceutics is the art and science of dispensing medical drugs.

As an adjective pharmaceutical

is of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

pharmaceutical

English

(wikipedia 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

    pharmaceutics

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The art and science of dispensing medical drugs.
  • (plurale tantum) medicines, drugs, or other pharmaceutical compounds.

    • Usage notes

    Pharmacology is the science of dispensing medical drugs, whereas pharmaceutics also encompasses the non-scientific aspects such as how to make medications more palatable, where raw materials may be obtained, etc.

    Hyponyms

    ; art and science * pharmacology