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Pharmaceutical vs Preclinical - What's the difference?

pharmaceutical | preclinical |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between pharmaceutical and preclinical

is that pharmaceutical is (medicine) a pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug while preclinical is (medicine) describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear.

As adjectives the difference between pharmaceutical and preclinical

is that pharmaceutical is (medicine) of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists while preclinical is (medicine) describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear.

As a noun pharmaceutical

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

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

    preclinical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) Describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear
  • Describing a test or trial of a new pharmaceutical on animals (or in vitro) rather than on humans